Climate Change

There is no denying the reality of Climate change. Climate change is having serious effects worldwide, including in the United States. Other countries around the world have recognized the severity of climate change and have begun implementing plans to reduce global warming. Meanwhile, the United States is the only country to refuse to sign the Paris Climate Agreement and appears to work in the opposite direction. Here are a few of the regressed decisions that have been made over the past year: Trump has put in a repeal of the Clean Power Plan that was set in place to reduce emissions by the Obama administration.Trump is planning to sale millions and millions of acres along the West Coast and the Gulf of Mexico to oil drillers while removing some of the requirements of the oil drillers that protect against pollution and oil spills. Trump's administration is also pushing to decrease The Environmental Protection Agency's overall budget by 30 percent.  

Being one of the worlds largest output of Greenhouse gas emissions, the United States should be taking charge and leading the way to omit contributing factors of climate change. Our government needs to address the Environmental Issues we are all facing and implement plans that will assist in the overall health of the environment.

The first step that needs to be taken is to properly educate our society about the major effects of climate change and the costs of it to our environment but also to every individual. Given proper information and understanding, our communities will see the importance and begin working together. Climate Change has resulted in numerous natural disasters. Last year, the U.S alone suffered through one of the most active years for hurricanes, floods, wildfires, droughts, and tornados. These disasters took the lives of many, destroyed homes, left hundreds with no food, water, or shelter. It is very clear that this is just the beginning and much more yet to come. As the climate continues to deteriorate so will our weather, agriculture, energy water, and food supply.  Additionally, the disasters cost billions, Hurrican Harvey cost nearly $200 billion alone. Health risks will also rise. Poor air quality will lead to chronic illnesses such as asthma and severe allergies. There will be a rise of infectious disease caused by insects, rodents, and increased rain. Food and water will become increasingly more scarce.

To avoid any further detrimental events, action to increase environmental regulation needs to take place. These regulations would need to include banning all plastic products, require renewable energy such as solar and wind panels and discontinue oil drilling and fracking, production of only fuel-efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances, establish better waste management and preserve more wildlife.  These solutions may be time-consuming and costly, however, ignoring global warming and refusing to address environmental issues now will cost us much more, possibly our planet's future.

Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer

    The Olympics are over and now the world is waiting to find out what North Korea is going to do with their nuclear weapons.  Does America need to prepare themselves for a nuclear apocalypse or can we finally loosen our ties and relax without the fear of the end of the world coming.  While we wait the suspense builds up, yet we, unfortunately, have to live our lives.  In a recent article written on March 3, 2018, by The Huffington Post called It Only Takes One Trump Tweet To Fall Into North Korea's Trap is answering the questions that Americans have been on edge wondering what is happening.
        On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he and North Korea leader, Kim Jong-Un, agreed to meet for the first time ever face-to-face between a U.S president and a North Korean leader.  I believe that this article is written for anyone that is interested in politics and has a general understanding of what is happening in America and with North Korea.  Unfortunately, that is not a large amount of Americans, as it is a known fact that the younger generation, people age 30 and under are oblivious to what is happening in America, let alone know what is going on in other countries.  A brief summary is, Kim Jong-Un made an offer to South Korea that appears to be too good to be true, which is to suspend nuclear and missile test and that "the routine joint military exercises between the Republic of Korea and the United States must continue."  As of now, the Trump White House is claiming that they are the reason for Kim taking a different approach.  While there are no facts behind this it is certainly possible that "faced with an American president who does not hesitate to talk about the "annihilation" of North Korea" that it allowed Kim Jong-Un to soften his disposition of what he thinks the best course of action this is.  While this seems amazing, it seems too soon for optimistic perspectives.
    The article states that there are two options that can happen and in the end, both options look equally bad.  I believe that they are right in thinking that it might be the option B, that it is a trap to trick Trump.  North Korea knowing that we have a president who has no professional mannerism or filter could very easily cause damage not only his want for "peace" but could also damage our relations with Japan, China, and South Korea.  Is this a trap to hurt America and cause us to be abandoned by our allies?  I feel that this article would be best if they discussed what our allies thought of North Koreas want for "peace" and if they feel that they can be trusted. 
           I encourage all of you to read this article to become knowledgeable of what is happening in America and with North Korea. To read the article click the following link:It Only Takes One Trump Tweet To Fall Into North Korea's Trap