Owen was asking recently about the differences in the presidential
candidates' energy plans. He's a very
green child and will pick up any piece of litter he encounters. He recycles or reuses everything he can. Want someone to help you plant
something? He’s your go to kid. When we made our rain barrel, he was the one
who set up extra buckets in the backyard to collect more rain water. He’s a kid after my own tree hugging heart.
Anyhow, I did some research for him and found this article,
which summed it all up quite well. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/obama-vs-romney-who-has-the-best-energy-plan/573
Now, I realize Owen’s only in third grade, but he does have a seventh grade
reading level and is pretty smart. (No,
that’s not the mom in me talking; it is the teacher of sophomores that don't read as well.) He read parts of the article all on his own
and his consensus was “Romney just doesn't get what is means to be green.” Yep, an eight year old gets what a grown man doesn't.
Here was the quote we found most interesting: By
2050, we’ll be grateful for every last kilowatt-hour we can produce from
renewable free fuels. And the “debate” about climate change will be long gone,
replaced by a frantic quest for survival and adaptation.
In 2050, my children will be 46 and 44. Their own children, my grandchildren, will
probably be close to middle school age.
I want nothing more than for them to be able to experience the outside
as Owen and Gavin have. I want them to
be able to hike Mount LeConte, to swim in the Atlantic, to climb the Dunes, and
more. I don’t want them to be in a “frantic
quest for survival and adaptation.”
A final statement from Owen: Do we really want the imagined
world of The Lorax to come true? Because it will if we don’t all take care of
our planet. (Gosh, I love this kid.)
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