{THE ENVIRONMENT}

By Keith Silva

THE ENVIRONMENT,CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE LEADERS TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE RESOURCES.

HOW THE LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW PLAN, ORGANIZE, MOTIVATE AND CONTROL THE COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF SOCIETY, THROUGH CAREFUL EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION WILL DETERMINE THE LONG TERM OUTCOME OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND MANKIND'S FUTURE.

WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, ONE IN WHICH CHEMICALS WILL EITHER BE OUR BEST FRIEND, OR OUR MOST DEVASTATING ENEMY.

WE OF THE MODERN WORLD ARE FACED WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC DECISIONS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT:

1)BASIC ENERGY SOURCES & PRODUCTION 2)TRANSPORTATION PROPULSION SYSTEMS 3)CHEMICAL USE IN SOCIETY IN GENERAL 4)PRESERVATION & RESPONSIBLE USE OF ALL NATURAL RESOURCES

THESE ARE NOT NEW CONCEPTS OR ISSUES, NOR ARE THEY SIMPLE ISSUES REQUIRING ONLY COMMON SENSE. THESE ARE HIGHLY COMPLEX ISSUES THAT WILL REQUIRE AN UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INVOLVING MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, SOLVED ONLY BY INTRICATELY RELATED BROADBASED, CREATIVE AND REALISTIC LEGISLATION, IMPLEMENTED IN A TIMELY FASHION TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF SOCIETY.

MY BELIEF IS THAT THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WILL REQUIRE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT THE MOST BASIC LEVELS OF THE MODERN WORLD. THIS HOWEVER, IF DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, BY LEADERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR DOING, WHO CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE AND THE PROPER USE OF TECHNOLOGY WILL SEEM ALMOST TRANSPARENT IN IT'S IMPLEMENTATION.