Taking Care of the Blue Marble

All of these news headlines appeared on the same day:

Mercury contamination in fish expected to rise in coming decades  

In US, 'rivers on Rolaids' are legacy of acid rain

Ocean Acidification Will Make Climate Change Worse

Russian Arctic: Wildlife at risk from oil drilling

Take a moment to click on each link and read each of the articles.  We have mercury levels in fish rising out of control threatening a vital link in the ecosystem.  Acid rain causing high levels of alkaloids in streams and rivers making them dangerous for wildlife and crop irrigation.  That same acid rain is making our oceans more acidic threatening fragile coral reefs and potentially speeding up the rate of global warming.  And finally, Russian plans to drill in the arctic that will threaten wildlife habitats.  

To put it mildly, this is scary stuff.

When are we going to wake up and start taking care of this home that we call Earth so that our children, their children and their children's children can enjoy its wonders as we have.