United Earth for Peace

Seeking Ways to Improve the Human Condition

Not Enough

In our complacency, we forget about all the suffering in the world.  Suffering caused by more than just war.  Hunger is a worldwide problem.  Climatic changes in the world have caused worldwide famine.  Millions stare starvation straight in the face.  For millions more it is a struggle just to survive.  Even in America, the land of the free and the home of the brave, millions will go hungry.

This is where the greed, anger, jealousy, and personal ambitions of a few have led us.  We do not see because we do not wish to see, and those in power do not want you to see the worldwide suffering that they have caused or ignored.

People of the Earth unite.  Join us in our quest to find a way to help those in need.  Only by uniting can we send a strong message to the leaders of the world.  Let us shout with a single voice, "Enough is enough."  Together we can end the suffering in the world.  Alone we are just another voice in the night.

      The Cost of Not Caring

      According to the World Health Organization, hunger is the gravest single threat to the world's public health. The WHO also states that malnutrition is by far the biggest contributor to child mortality, present in half of all cases.

      1 person dies every second as a result of hunger - 4000 every hour - 100 000 each day - 36 million each year - 58 % of all deaths (2001-2004 estimates).

      1 child dies every 5 seconds as a result of hunger - 700 every hour - 16,000 each day - 6 million each year - 60% of all child deaths (2002-2008 estimates). Some place the number of children dying of hunger at 20,000 to 25,000

      There were 923 million hungry people in the world in 2007, an increase of 80 million since 1990, despite the fact that the world already produces enough food to feed everyone - 6 billion people - and could feed the double - 12 billion people.

      In 2005, an estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless.

      In America almost 50 million live in poverty struggling to put food on the table. Half the hungry in America are children.

      Palestine an ever shrinking population because of a war that have taken the lives of 20,000 children alone is at risk of total starvation. A horrendous act of genocide caused by the nation of Israel.

       Pollution

      The Major Forms of Pollution Are:
      Air pollution, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles. Photochemical ozone and smog are created as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react to sunlight. Particulate matter, or fine dust is characterized by their micrometer size PM10 to PM2.5.

      Light pollution, includes light trespass, over-illumination and astronomical interference.

      Littering, the criminal throwing of inappropriate man-made objects, unremoved, onto public and private properties.

      Noise pollution, which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise, industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar.

      Plastic pollution, involves the accumulation of plastic products and microplastics in the environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, or humans.

      Soil contamination, occurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground leakage. Among the most significant soil contaminants are hydrocarbons, heavy metals, MTBE,[22] herbicides, pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

          Radioactive contamination, resulting from 20th century activities in atomic physics, such as nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons research, manufacture and deployment. (See alpha emitters and actinides in the environment.)

          Thermal pollution, is a temperature change in natural water bodies caused by human influence, such as use of water as coolant in a power plant.

          Visual pollution, which can refer to the presence of overhead power lines, motorway billboards, scarred landforms (as from strip mining), open storage of trash, municipal solid waste or space debris.

          Water pollution, by the discharge of wastewater from commercial and industrial waste (intentionally or through spills) into surface waters; discharges of untreated domestic sewage, and chemical contaminants, such as chlorine, from treated sewage; release of waste and contaminants into surface runoff flowing to surface waters (including urban runoff and agricultural runoff, which may contain chemical fertilizers and pesticides; also including human feces from open defecation - still a major problem in many developing countries); groundwater pollution from waste disposal and leaching into the ground, including from pit latrines and septic tanks; eutrophication and littering.

          A Few Facts
          About 400 million metric tons of hazardous wastes are generated each year. The United States alone produces about 250 million metric tons. Americans constitute less than 5% of the world's population, but produce roughly 25% of the world’s CO2, and generate approximately 30% of world’s waste. In 2007, China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of CO2, while still far behind based on per capita pollution - ranked 78th among the world's nations.

          Air pollution comes from both natural and human-made (anthropogenic) sources. However, globally human-made pollutants from combustion, construction, mining, agriculture and warfare are increasingly significant in the air pollution equation.
          Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution. China, United States, Russia, India Mexico, and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution emissions.
          Principal stationary pollution sources include chemical plants, coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, petrochemical plants, nuclear waste disposal activity, incinerators, large livestock farms (dairy cows, pigs, poultry, etc.), PVC factories, metals production factories, plastics factories, and other heavy industry.

          Agricultural air pollution comes from contemporary practices which include clear felling and burning of natural vegetation as well as spraying of pesticides and herbicides.

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