Sunday, November 29, 2009

Who gives a damn about Environment?



Believe it or not…but some people in Lebanon have decided to take action and write about tons of important issues happening today in our Lebanese society. No field is rejected: Politics, Economics, Environment, Social etc.
And let me just say that raising awareness in our dear country has often been worthless. We do not like to open our eyes because we usually feel powerless about these problems; we think that tomorrow will take care of tomorrow. We are too busy planning our upcoming parties and crushing ourselves in pointless political conversations.
Truth is, no major strategies are being applied today to fight against our lack of sustainability.
Our roads are dirty, our eco-systems are very fragile and our interest for recycling, forestation, waste and resource management is simply insignificant.

What do you think about the following titles?

Take action: Migratory birds face peril death in Lebanon sanctuary (thanks to irresponsible hunters we don’t have any birds left in the sky!)

Product of the week: The green bag (Waste is a new brand of bags made of recycled materials. Green is the new “it” factor!)

Solid waste management in Lebanon: a dead end (no, really?)

Are they catchy enough? Every week, Iloubnan.info sends out strong messages…we just have to have the curiosity…to “click”!

1 comment:

Randa said...

Thanks for your comment. As you said, we are driving ourselves towards a dead end. When you hear about all the things happening in our country (and I just know a few of them) you lose your mind. We probably bathe in the dirtiest water and have to pay 20$ on top of that to enjoy a private "clean" coast. That's crazy. Many NGOs are dedicated to change some practices and raise awareness. I'll post some stuff about them later on...but as the Arabic proverb perfectly says "2id wa7dé ma bitza2if"..