The Plight of our Planet Essay -- Energy Sustainability

The young boy looks back from the loading ramp of the giant metal alloy ship, his breath soar up clouds of steam in the bitter air made cold by the now almost completely diminished ozone. He stares in disbelief at the endless pile of automobiles parked haphazardly to and fro like a childs worn jenga blocks fallen from a poorly made tower in the vehicles owners frantic rush to get their families to the evacuation ships in time. How did it come to this? The forlorn boy wonders. When did it all go wrong in humans endless quest to be bigger, faster, and more powerful than all the rest? As the nearly city-sized ship reaches the smoky horizon bound for philanthropys new home named Kepler-22b, he gazes one last time at the vast oceans, blazing a filthy orange fire as far as the eye could see from the final disaster that had sealed humanitys fate on earth. If only they had stopped drilling in the oceansthe boy thinks. And as the distance grows and the bright fires fade, he tearfully waves goodbye to the now dying planet his race had called home for a millennia and slowly turns to go find his parents.Who is this distraught boys parents? Is it you? Or perhaps it is your childrens children that are living through this arguably inevitable reality. While the scenario presented is sensationally far-fetched, it is all told possible. Perhaps not a mass exodus to a new found planet capable of sustaining life, and even if we were lucky enough to find such a planet it would likely not be accessible, nor needed in this generations lifetime. But the simple truth remains that earths sustainability is quickly lessen due to a plethora of causes. Some of which are our societies numerous recent technological advances in the last century,... ... leaders of tomorrow.ReferencesCarbone, N. (2011, December 5). NASA finds planet in liveable Zone that could sustain life. Time Newsfeed. Retrieved from http//newsfeed.time.com/2011/12/05/nasa-finds-planet-in-habitable-zone-that-could-sus tain-life/ Fornos, Werner. No vacancy. The Humanist July-Aug. 1998 15+. Academic OneFile. Web. 12 May 2012.Global Energy Use Status and Trends. (2004). In Encyclopedia of Energy Retrieved from http//www.credoreference.com/entry/estenergy/global_energy_use_status_and_trendsStoll, R. (2012). Green energy looks to hydrogen fuel. Retrieved from http//www.2facts.com/article/s2000033 Williams, C. (2011, July 28). Off-the-grid communities 5 places carving a sustainable path. Retrieved from http//www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/stories/off-the-grid-communities-5-places-carving-a-sustainable-path