Dirtying The Landscape

Thanks Trudi ! I’m not a ” Greenie ” by the way, just a ” Concerned Capitalist ”. I love my consumer lifestyle but recognize that some time in the future it won’t matter whether it’s much hotter, cooler or just the same temperature if the concentration of Oxygen is too low to sustain life. The right changes need to be made by Government and the Captains Of Industry – reducing consumption is the antithesis of the capitalist mentality we are programmed to obey / desire.

Thanks very much Antanas, appreciated !

I agree with what you said Phil – I love my electricity and owning a car. But it’s the other pollutants like benzene and other synthetic chemicals that are a real worry. See my comment to Trudi for a bit more of what I think.

Thank you Lori ! This was just over the river from the Wetlands Project and it was a random capture, really. But the fact that I took the photo standing in a place where they are repairing damage to the environment, looking out to a factory, made me think of the contrast in objectives in this scene and location.
I won’t be going to any Snake Pits though Lori ! I avoid those critters at all costs ! :)xx

Thanks for your Fablis comment Lynn ! This was a spur of the moment capture and treatment based on the issues surrounding industrialization and pollution.

Thanks Gloria, I always appreciate your thoughts !

Thank you for your encouraging thoughts Danilo !

Thank you Cheryl ! I’m enjoying using textures lately and thinking about new ways to work with them. There’s a lot more to try yet ! :-))

Thanks Laurie, I tried to make it look a bit like HDR !

Thanks a lot for your nice comment ! Read my first comment for a bit more of what I think about this situation. Everyone has heard about the effects of pollution for about 30 years now, but it has only been getting worse not better. I’d have to agree that at this stage all our changes / improvements have been on a very small scale compared to the enormity of the problem and what’s really required.

Thanks very much Linda !

Thanks Tara, very much appreciated ! I knew my thoughts would be controversial.

Thanks Donna ! I spotted that scene across the river from a Nature Reserve and had to take the shot because it seemed like such a contrast to where I was standing.

I don’t think there is any reason we need to go back to the Stone Age to bring about dramatic improvements in the way the look after the planet. Much of the technology needed is already in use for clean energy, but not on the massive scale that it should be employed. Governments the world over are more focused on winning the next election or retaining their power than on long term strategies that need to be initiated immediately, not after countless research papers have been complied. Change is coming way too slowly, and is often postponed like we have hundreds of years to change our lifestyle and habits.

Thank you Mike !

Since the whole debate about Global Warming was first mentioned I have gradually changed my mind from being a believer. How much of the temperature change is really attributable to mans activities, and how much is part of the cyclical nature of the weather over huge time frames ? The young and the Greens are very passionate in their beliefs, but are regarded as extremists by most in society. I won’t be joining the Greens at any stage but I can see the value of their ideals – it’s a beautiful planet, full of incredible life forms and many things that need to be preserved and cared for.

Global warming is an issue that will always be heavily debated but it’s not as critical as the levels of pollution and it’s impact on the ability of the planet to sustain life.