With the turn of local events for past week, I have almost forgotten about the arrival of the World Environment Day today. Only recollect after yesterday launching of Assessment Rebate Scheme for environmental friendly house owners for Petaling Jaya and organiser of a seminar for requesting my paper to be presented today. The theme for this year celebration is focusing on "Green Economy" and what to do with us. During the agro society time, people planted vegetables feed animal for self consumption. They will give away excessive produce to neighbour in exchange of other services. Later with the industrialisation revolution, people venture into non agriculture sector have to buy food items. This change of event created new dimension in economy. Of course, the initially "green" produces were reinvented and all type of products, environmental friendly or not are offered in market. I presume only after realising that environment quality is degrading and current economic model is not helping us much on restoring what we used to enjoy, that people arre looking at green economy. I presume this is call of going back to the basic, the agro time producing sufficient for own self and consume for biological need.
Green economy is closer to every individual. It is a way of money saving. For exame consume less energy and water by changing our way of life can save us few cents. Eating vegetables planted from the pot at our backyard can be an answer to the high cost of green from market. Walking to the neighbourhood shops instead of driving will not only reduce fuel cost but gjve us an opportunity for exercises. The list is endless. It is only a matter of our choice. Even rejecting the not so green products is a way of saying YES we support green economy.
However some concerned about manipulation by businesses and at the end of the day it turns out to be a marketing gimmick. While many might not be able to choose and demarcate the very green products, it is duty of authority to educate and regulate so that people might not have felt shortchange.
Happy World Environment Day 5th June.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
World Environment Day
With the turn of local events for past week, I have almost forgotten about the arrival of the World Environment Day today. Only recollect after yesterday launching of Assessment Rebate Scheme for environmental friendly house owners for Petaling Jaya and organiser of a seminar for requesting my paper to be presented today. The theme for this year celebration is focusing on "Green Economy" and what to do with us. During the agro society time, people planted vegetables feed animal for self consumption. They will give away excessive produce to neighbour in exchange of other services. Later with the industrialisation revolution, people venture into non agriculture sector have to buy food items. This change of event created new dimension in economy. Of course, the initially "green" produces were reinvented and all type of products, environmental friendly or not are offered in market. I presume only after realising that environment quality is degrading and current economic model is not helping us much on restoring what we used to enjoy, that people arre looking at green economy. I presume this is call of going back to the basic, the agro time producing sufficient for own self and consume for biological need.
Green economy is closer to every individual. It is a way of money saving. For exame consume less energy and water by changing our way of life can save us few cents. Eating vegetables planted from the pot at our backyard can be an answer to the high cost of green from market. Walking to the neighbourhood shops instead of driving will not only reduce fuel cost but gjve us an opportunity for exercises. The list is endless. It is only a matter of our choice. Even rejecting the not so green products is a way of saying YES we support green economy.
However some concerned about manipulation by businesses and at the end of the day it turns out to be a marketing gimmick. While many might not be able to choose and demarcate the very green products, it is duty of authority to educate and regulate so that people might not have felt shortchange.
Happy World Environment Day 5th June.
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