After reading both parts of the podcast, I
thought many things McKibben said were very interesting. First, it was
interesting to read that "our world is not the world we were born
into". Obviously, we still live on the same planet, but so many things
have changed. The same basic functions of our world are there, just adapted and
changed to meet the Earth. And some of these changes are not exactly good.
These changes are because of the damage we have placed on our planet, and even
though we try to undo or delay these problem, we have to understand that we
have permanently damaged the Earth and will have to deal with it for as long as
we live.
We also lack the space and funds to help
prevent these problems. The population tries to lower fossil fuel use, carbon
dioxide emissions, etc. but the fact of the matter is that our economy is in
debt and there are other pressing issues. I thought it was really interesting
when McKibben stated " we're already starting to run into limits".
These limits are both financially and environmentally.
McKibben also said that as
Americans, we are used to and like 'bigness'. We are so used to living large,
that when we are faced with these issues, we don't take them seriously and put
in enough effort. As he said, we are afraid of our lives "getting too
small" or "too local."
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