Blog #14 Environmental Policy

It surprises me that people are against any type of environmental policy being passed unanimously. If any type of legislation could help the environment, why wouldn't everyone be on board? I'm not that familiar with the political processes but it takes a lot longer than i would expect overall. I think the Kyoto Protocol is crucial to help protect the environment. The sooner it's passed I think the sooner the Earth will begin to replenish the natural resources that we have exploited. I think implementing environmental policy is so difficult on all different levels is because local levels have local concerns that national and international levels don't see as important. However, I think that if each local issue was placed as more of a priority then nationally and internationally the environment would benefit. Not many officials see this in my opinion. That pretty much answers the next question, of course local governments should do more for environmental policy so higher levels can see how vital these issues are. I personally would like to see policy makers put more of an emphasis on the conservation of animals and animal rights. To me, that is one of the largest issues regarding environmental policy, and with a greater focus on that, the world could be so much healthier.