MOTHER EARTH

I was thinking....
What is the biggest problem facing the world today?
Terrorism? Poverty? Drugs? Crime?

No. The biggest problem facing the world is the world itself.
Because if we mess up the Earth to the point that humans can't live on anymore, none of those other problems are going to matter.

Well, I hate to tell you this, but we are messing up the Earth big time. We've got to do something about it, and fast.

This is not a joke. I am serious.

Look at this picture!

What do you think? I am sure you know what that picture means.

It's ridiculous. The system isn't broken. It is made that way.

TWENTY NINE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND TREES (29,800,000) ARE CUT DOWN EVERY DAY IN THE WORLD. 

AMERICANS BURN TWENTY MILLION BARRELS OF OIL EACH DAY.

42 MILLION HECTARES FOREST IN INDONESIA HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

AND MANY MORE

You read that right.

I'm not trying to scare you. I'm trying to motivate you to help solve the biggest problem in the world.

We won't realize what we are losing until we will have lost all of it.

CRIMEA CRISIS

           Crimea region, all of a sudden become popular since it’s a center of conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This happened as an impact of President Viktor Yanukovich’s impeachment by Pro-west people in Ukraine.

            First, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin ordered massive military exercises, involving some 150,000 troops, on Ukraine’s border.

            Pro-Russian separatists, the gunmen, wearing masks and unmarked uniforms, seized government buildings, airports and communication hubs in the region.  Then Russian troops were put on alert to “protect their citizens” in the area.  Crimea’s new Prime Minister—himself a Russian citizen, he has appealed for Russia’s help. It seemed to be a false flag operation.

            A referendum has been scheduled to decide on the region’s status. The Crimeans were asked to consider their choice to join West or Russia through a referendum. Ethnic groups of Crimea are more than 58% Russians, 24% Ukrainians, and the rest are Tatar Crimea.

            During this time, the question of secession was put to a referendum, which resulted in a 96% affirmative vote pro-Russia, but it has been condemned by the UE, USA, and the interim Ukraine government as unconstitutional and thus illegal. Despite international opposition, on 17 March the Crimean parliament declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation. So, Crimea now is a part of Russia, as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

            But, it has not done yet. If Putin does annex Crimea, it will surely bring international condemnation and, quite probably, some form of implicit or explicit trade sanctions.  With its weakened economy, that is not something that Russia can easily afford and a downturn can be expected. President Obama held an unscheduled press conference on the events in Crimea yesterday, expressing deep concern and warning Putin that “there will be costs.” But, it seems that Putin doesn’t really care. It appears that Putin feels that he has nothing left to lose.