Dear Readers: This is a post I started way back at the end of April and never finished. I regret it. If I had published it then, it would’ve been ahead of its time. Instead, now that everyone’s talking about the environment, it sounds like I’m getting on the same bandwagon. Whatever. The point is that Covid has slowed us all down and suddenly we’re spending more time outdoors because it’s the safest place to be, and we’re all noticing the damage we have caused. Awareness is a good thing.
Back in March, when people around the world put their lives on hold so we could “stop the spread”, “flatten the curve”, or whatever the current buzzword is, we all agreed collectively to take one for the team. Making a choice that’s for the greater good. If we can do this on a global scale to fight a virus, then we should be able to do the same for climate change.
It’s now July 21 as I’m writing this. Covid has caused all kinds of benefits for the environment. For a while, when everyone stayed home, the air quality of major cities like Toronto and Los Angeles improved so much, the data were better than had ever been recorded. I’m pleased to say that now many people are talking about environmental issues, and how Covid has given us an opportunity to rethink and reboot our wasteful ways that drain the natural resources of our planet.
My two cents.