Fires Of Indonesia: Pollution

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Fires Of Indonesia: Pollution

Fires of Indonesia
What is the single most environmental issue that is plaguing the eastern half of the world? The raging fires in Indonesia and Asia. These fires are releasing more CO2 and other toxic chemicals in a few months than most countries do all year. The fires are also producing a thick smoky haze that is clouding the entire area. What is the exact cause of this problem? Scientists are quick to point out several causes, but one that is standing out is the defiant act of setting ablaze fields for the use of farmland.
The Indonesian government has taken a stand against the fire, but has done nothing to actually stop the farmers from destroying the land. The actual problem is that the farmers are burning their land to make way for their crops. The farmers not only set the fires in the first place, but also chop down trees to make land open for crops. This deforestation adds to the problem because they just let the trees lay and the wood tries and is perfect kindling for the fires. This logging for the way of plantations is one cause that is leading the way. The government has no real reason to stop the farmers because they are bringing in the money for the country. This use of fire is a “cheap and often illegal way of clearing land.” (http://forests.lic.wisc.edu/ric/wrr37/fires.htm) This shows the blahtent disregard for nature and the entire community. If the farmers only had the means to clear their land in a way that didn’t cause such a destructive effect on the earth there wouldn’t be such a problem. But these farmers are not educated to the destruction that they are inflicting. This is a problem everywhere. People are not being educated to live in a world-view society. They only think for themselves and not for what they are doing to the earth. In third world, or developing countries this is a large problem because they are barely able to get the education they do now in addition to getting extra learning that is not directly tied into finding a job and earning a living. If there were classes at the elementary level that established a sense of world-view living then people might not do many of the things that they do. Education is the first step in solving any pollution problem. Sure there are other more expensive alternatives to clearing land than just setting ablaze the grass and rain forest, but in these third world countries that cannot afford decent shelter that isn’t an option. So instead of trying to find m...

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