Endgame

Wildlife of the Everglades. Photo by: policy.audubon.org

“Smith was a devout Roman Catholic, and he believed in the sanctity of life—not only for unborn children but for egrets and otters too.” (Grunwald, 79)

It is interesting that someone’s religion is influencing them to make such important decisions about the environment. Many people forget about the creatures when they are talking about the environment. The animals that live in certain habitats are very important. People tend to think of the land by itself and think that animals will take care of themselves. Luckily people like Smith and other organizations pay attention to these animals, so not all animals will go extinct.

Arial of the Everglades. Photo by: wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu

“The Everglades was really ‘America’s Everglades,’ as the Florida senators kept calling it, then a threat to the everglades was America’s business.” (Grunwald, 82)

I think it’s important to think of land as something we share. Such as the Everglades, they do not only belong to Florida, they belong to the USA, North America, the World , and the even the galaxy. Many people think that a creator owns the land as well. Our society bases many things on what you own and many arguments start because of this. Having an area that we all share is important for many reasons. It’s great to have an area that everyone shares.

Pollution in the Everglades. Photo by:jrosedaly.wordpress.com

 “He wasn’t convinced tht the airport was central to the plumbing problems that were destroying the everglades.” (Grunwald, 84)

People always want to place blame for problems, especially if they have history with the other party. Even if it’s obvious they are not the ones to blame. It is people like Gore who think of both sides of the argument and and don’t make a decision until all the facts are straight that keep our country going. When it comes to pollution, there are many people and things to blame; they should not have picked the closest large company/building to blame. When the politicians looked into the complaint, they realized that the problem was more with the noise than the actual pollution.

Everglades. Photo by: www.merid.org

 “Senators Mac and Graham—as well as Vice President Gore and Governor Bush—believed that passing CERP depended on maintaining a consensus among Florida’s interest groups, and there was a consensus among every group, except environmentalists that the Clinton administration had unfairly elevated nature over people.” (Grunwald, 84)

It’s weird to think that almost all of the interest groups  in Florida were against CERP (The certified Everglades restoration plan) but that still went on with it without actually addressing the public’s concerns. I’ve heard things about the government doing this but I always thought those were rumors but this is actual evidence. It’s completely wrong of them to not at least take these concerns into consideration.