According to a governmental publication in 2009 over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States alone, each year, and approximately 5.6 billion pounds are used worldwide. This is an astonishing factoid in which should formulate concern within the citizens of not only Malone and its surrounding areas, but also in all people scattered throughout the world. Chemicals used in pesticides aren’t specific enough to only pursue their intended targets, in addition to killing only a mere number of “pests” the chemicals poison our earth, leaving it submerged with contamination. With each generation passing, the issue of pesticide use and the ramifications it presents will only grow until swift and stern changes are made. A wise and
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“Since the mid-1940’s over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects, weeds, rodents, and other organisms described in the modern vernacular as “pests”(Carson, p. 16), however, this is an obscene amount of chemicals to combat organisms who simply can give you a small bite, or be an “eyesore.” Located in a very rural part of Northeastern New York, Malone has a numerous amount of farms and household gardens in which more than likely use pesticides of some type with a drastic variation of harm associated with the chemicals. Therefore even small communities like ours contribute to the growing issue of pesticide use and the effects they bestow upon our environment. Bill McKibben, in his article “A Moral Atmosphere,” states that “it’s in our role as citizens - of campuses, of nations, of the planet - that we’re going to have to solve this problem. We each have our jobs, and none of them is easy” (McKibben, p. 8). Although his article talks mainly about climate change, it still pertains to the use of pesticides, which in turn create environmental changes and issues. We as a society shall follow the words of Mr. McKibben to ensure that everyone takes part in sharing the responsibility of the pesticide crisis and work toward a common goal of terminating the use of pesticides and vicious attacks they place on our
“Since the mid-1940’s over 200 basic chemicals have been created for use in killing insects, weeds, rodents, and other organisms described in the modern vernacular as “pests”(Carson, p. 16), however, this is an obscene amount of chemicals to combat organisms who simply can give you a small bite, or be an “eyesore.” Located in a very rural part of Northeastern New York, Malone has a numerous amount of farms and household gardens in which more than likely use pesticides of some type with a drastic variation of harm associated with the chemicals. Therefore even small communities like ours contribute to the growing issue of pesticide use and the effects they bestow upon our environment. Bill McKibben, in his article “A Moral Atmosphere,” states that “it’s in our role as citizens - of campuses, of nations, of the planet - that we’re going to have to solve this problem. We each have our jobs, and none of them is easy” (McKibben, p. 8). Although his article talks mainly about climate change, it still pertains to the use of pesticides, which in turn create environmental changes and issues. We as a society shall follow the words of Mr. McKibben to ensure that everyone takes part in sharing the responsibility of the pesticide crisis and work toward a common goal of terminating the use of pesticides and vicious attacks they place on our