NO WATER, NO FUTURE AUSTRALIA

When are Australian politicians and corporations going to realise that there is an environmental crisis and it is important that people start taking the issue seriously.

To solve the problem it will take mass cooperation and participation by government and public. It is about meeting human needs. People need to recognize and sustain a friendly and healthy relationship with the planet and its natural resources or they will disappear before we know it, and so will we.

All it is about is decreasing human environmental footprints on the earth. Walk, ride, run to the milk bar, and make use of the tram that runs up and down the streets of Melbourne every single day! Stop watering the garden with fresh, drinking water. The other morning I witnessed a man watering his garden at 7am on a day not permitted in his area, and let me tell you, he was not using buckets of recycled shower water. Why is it that people are incapable of taking simple steps, like water saving, seriously? Last Saturday night I noticed that Melbourne water reservoirs were at 38.6% capacity. This is a massive problem! We are in a colossal crisis here in Australia, and water shortage is just the tip of the ice berg.

So how has the country’s leaders responded to such a crisis? With ineffective advertisements on television and the radio that are in no way productive. “Your Water, Your Future”, the advertisements claim. Well, yes, everyone is quite aware of the fact that our future depends on our water supply so instead, why not tell everyone the truth: “NO WATER, NO FUTURE AUSTRALIA”.

The solutions are complex but attainable. The problem is one solution to a certain environmental problem may not necessarily mean that that solution is not affecting another problem.

Global warming is a major contributor to Australia’s water shortage, and also explains recent extreme weather conditions.

It is important for our future that both federal parties recognise the impact global warming is having on Australia and its natural resources, instead of dismissing the crisis.

Online Opinion states that “Federal Labor in Australia has unofficially adopted a 3C target for its climate change policy”, which aims to reduce emissions 60% by 2050.

Howard is playing it safe, refusing to comment on the proposed target until after the election.

Online Opinion says that “regardless of popular or scientific opinion, catastrophic global warming remains highly uncertain. Alternative energy technology must be developed but its effective adoption will require decades”.

So maybe the ALP has set an achievable target, for once. Well let’s all just sit back and watch our natural resources fade away until the election is over. Perhaps then there will be so little water in our reservoirs that the Government will do something constructive to aid Australia’s environmental crisis.