I recently received this message from a friend about his family's current experiences in Kenya after the elections. I would encourage everyone to contact their Senators and Representatives and encourage them to take action in Congress. Our contact local and national media representatives and encourage them to cover this story fully. We need to take any and every action possible to help prevent this situation from becoming one of the many mistakes for the history books.
Dear Friends, Family, and Associates,
I am writing to request your assistance with an extremely challenging issue.... As some of you are aware my wife is from Kenya. Our family lives their now.. and are in grave danger...
Within the the last 3 days there has erupted a huge campaign of violence, ethnic cleansing and tribal warfare from the alleged rigging of the presidential election leading to the re-election of Kibaki. I will not relate the details as they are all readily available on the websites I include at the bottom of this email... but the basic reality is that the country is entering a state of warfare... Marshall law has been declared by the president... a curfew... riot police are out in streets throughout the country... if you are out past curfew you are beaten or shot... looting and rioting has decimated many of the shops in the town centers... many I and my family would frequent...leaving many without basic supplies to live. The President has shut off all the radio stations... all you hear is the eerie sound of static as you scan the airwaves... The television stations are only broadcasting un-interupted movies... no news.. no announcements... Everyone in Kenya uses pre-paid calling cards for cell phones.. and the president has ordered them to stop being sold... He has stopped all flow of information internally... We had to ask our mom not to call her friends and conserve what little credit she has.. we now have to call regularly to check on the situation... even the phone networks have been going down... He has shut the water supply off to Nairobi City (the largest and most developed city in east africa)... There are frequent blackouts... The two major tribes representing the presidential opponents are Kikuyu and Luo. My Wife and Family are Luo. Kikuyus are attacking and killing Luos en-masse throughout the country... and Luo are killing Kikuyu around the country... within the last day.. mass killings have begun.. In Lou towns Kikuyus have begun killing Luos.. locking Luo social clubs while people are inside and burning them down... over 50 Kikuyu women and children sought refuge in a church after their homes were burned and an angry mob of youth locked them in the church and set fire to it killing 35... those who escaped were met on the outside with the mob... beaten... and burned to death in a kitchen garden outside the church... decimation of neighborhoods, slums, and villages where supporters of either candidate are being burned to the ground.. with people inside.... This is only a small fraction of the injustices being committed.... Yet these atrocities are reminiscent of the beginnings of the Genocide which took place in Rwanda (The next Door neighbor to kenya)...
My Mother In Law in kenya received word from a friend in government that Kibaki was about to be announced the winner off the election and that she should rush to the grocery store because it was about to get very bad... she sent my cousins to the store to buy what food she could afford... that night 3 local social spots where my family would regularly hang out were locked up and burnt down with people inside... Luckily my family was all at home anticipating the violence to come...They are locked in their small apartment.. 2 small bedrooms in a stone apartment structure. They have a small security gate before the front door which they have padlocked shut... My brother in law... lost track of his family when their neighborhood was attacked, people killed, and burnt to the ground... he ran around searching all night and luckily he was able to locate them... they rushed to my mother in laws home... He, His Wife, and Small children had to pass through streets littered with bodies... there are now over 14 people in this tiny apartment... they only have food for a couple more days... the stores are dangerous if impossible to get to... most stores have been shut or ransacked so there is no food anyway... what food is left is being sold at very high costs... Gunshots are heard round the clock and throughout the night...
I paint this picture to give an idea of the severity of the situation... I watch and feel helpless... Many who have watched Hotel Rwanda can remember that feeling of "What did we / could we have done to prevent this..." This is a similar situation... I am not sure of the best remedy for it.. but it is apparent that something needs to be done before the violence, civil unrest and massacres extend any further... How can I sit by and watch another Rwanda or Somalia take place without so much as opening my mouth... and the fact that my family is directly involved impels me to act with determination. Things may get better on their own... maybe in a few days... a few weeks... a few months... but for each day it doesn't... lives are lost.. families shattered.. and we inch closer to genocide... how many times did people assume that it would probably work itself out in Rwanda or Somalia.... and thereby delay their own action... inaction enabled a spark to become a flame and a flame to become an inferno.
I am writing to my congress people in Los Angeles... imploring them to press the US govt. and the UN to intervene... The only way to ensure my families safety is to ensure peace in Kenya... Please take a moment to do something... write to your congress person or call them and urge them to address the issue of the unrest in Kenya with haste... Each day that passes people are dying and being ripped from their homes... only 250 people have been documented killed so far... thousands injured and over 70,000 made homeless in 3 days... This does not include those who are fleeing and are undocumented by the statistics. I mentioned hotel Rwanda.. and the vivid picture it painted which brought us all a bit of shame... now picture your family in that hotel... being left to die as other countries get their own people out... this is more than a movie... My family is at serious risk... and I am praying for their safety. Please take a moment and help be a part of bringing about peace... not only for my own families but for all of Kenya... And Above All Pray For Them...
Sincerely,
Jon and Auntieclare Rezin
P.S. Please forward this to anyone you know and are willing to share it with....
SITES WITH INFO ABOUT THE SITUATION IN KENYA:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm
http://www.nationmedia.com/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/kenya
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/
1.09.2008
12.18.2007
post-script
oh so p.s.- The Jayhawks (my beloved school team) are going to the Orange Bowl in football and #3 in the nation in basketball (and that's "underrated"). If there's one thing about going to KU that I am happy to have unexpectedly grown to appreciate is the excellence in athletics. (Despite the moaning that athletics gets way too much money, especially compared to the measely cultural centers that exists on campus). So let's ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK and support the 'hawks on January 3rd as we play in our first every January bowl. We weren't 11-1 and a free state for nothing. (sorry missouri, a true jayhawk would never be able to resist the chance to provoke the rivarly a bit more ;).) Go KU!
returning to the world of blog?
so it may seem that I'm returning to the world of blogs. I haven't quite decided yet, but I'm going to give it a try. let's see, life has been chaotic. as per usual I guess, however never quite as I expect. I was going to try to par back my busy load of classes, extra-curriculars and work this past semester, however that seemed that no matter what I did, my life was just as busy.
It was probably mostly affected by the fact that in early September, my roommate passed away in a car accident. Now I know that most people who would read this blog are familiar with that, but I feel like it's been such a big part of my life the past 4 months, that I have to mention it. This has been the hardest time period in my life. This roommate, we called her Spike, was one of those incredibly vivacious, caring, and happy people. She genuinely loved life and celebrated it as much as possible. We became extremely close starting last spring and by the time school was ending (and she was graduating) we had decided to become roommates. We knew each other's dirty little secrets and I felt like I could share anything with her. She was the furthest from bashful imaginable and loved to care for people. She wanted to dedicate her life to advocacy work for the people of Latin America and they couldn't have had a better advocate. She didn't care about trends or keep up with the norm and she would call people out on their BS all the time. She was quickly becoming my best friend and I was so looking forward to bonding together like superglue over the course of this year. When she passed away it felt like an angel had been plucked out of my life and the lives of nearly everyone close to me. The day of the accident and the next day when she passed were the hardest two days of my entire life. I've never cried even remotely as much as I did during that 24+ hour period. I also never got a worse night's sleep. (Have you ever tried to sleep in hospital room chairs? impossible!)
But through all of the grief and pain, a few good things have happened. For instance, Spike had the most wonderful boyfriend. GH and she were the perfect pair. They adored each other like no one I have ever seen before. Because of the accident I had the opportunity to get to know GH and his family much more than I probably ever would have if it hadn't had happened. And after sharing a hospital waiting room floor with his mother I wish everyone had family like his. I also got to know several of his and her good friends that she hadn't yet been able to introduce me too. And I moved in with my dad. Although this has presented some problems (like a 45 min. commute to school) I have been able to get to know my dad as more of a peer, an adult than ever before. For this, I am incredibly grateful because I think through this time of living with him we will become closer than ever. And who doesn't want a good relationship with their father? right?
I've also started seeing a counselor because of everything that has happened. I think that the idea of seeking help from a trained professional for whatever reason has become incredibly stigmatized in our society. I'm not sure if it's always been this way, or if it's become worse or better, but I think that it's unfortunate. All throughout my adolescent years (and sometimes they really sucked) I never wanted to see a therapist. "I don't have problems" "What would I talk to them about" "I can't trust them like I can trust my friends" These were all rationale I used whenever anyone would bring up the idea. And let me say, it's all a bunch of excuses. Seeing a therapist is probably the single best thing a person can do for themselves. And it feels great! I think the trick is to find one that you feel can understand you and provide helpful suggestions and guidance. But I've been able to talk to mine about everything from the grief of Spike dying to issues with my family to issues in my personal and professional lives and it's amazing how everytime I bring something up she's able to find exactly the trick or explanation or suggestion that can help in the moment perfectly. She's like my yoda.
I want to thank my friend KF for encouraging me to start writing again. I have no idea how many people check up on this site, but I hope you all start reading it again, because I think I need to return to the blogging world.
It was probably mostly affected by the fact that in early September, my roommate passed away in a car accident. Now I know that most people who would read this blog are familiar with that, but I feel like it's been such a big part of my life the past 4 months, that I have to mention it. This has been the hardest time period in my life. This roommate, we called her Spike, was one of those incredibly vivacious, caring, and happy people. She genuinely loved life and celebrated it as much as possible. We became extremely close starting last spring and by the time school was ending (and she was graduating) we had decided to become roommates. We knew each other's dirty little secrets and I felt like I could share anything with her. She was the furthest from bashful imaginable and loved to care for people. She wanted to dedicate her life to advocacy work for the people of Latin America and they couldn't have had a better advocate. She didn't care about trends or keep up with the norm and she would call people out on their BS all the time. She was quickly becoming my best friend and I was so looking forward to bonding together like superglue over the course of this year. When she passed away it felt like an angel had been plucked out of my life and the lives of nearly everyone close to me. The day of the accident and the next day when she passed were the hardest two days of my entire life. I've never cried even remotely as much as I did during that 24+ hour period. I also never got a worse night's sleep. (Have you ever tried to sleep in hospital room chairs? impossible!)
But through all of the grief and pain, a few good things have happened. For instance, Spike had the most wonderful boyfriend. GH and she were the perfect pair. They adored each other like no one I have ever seen before. Because of the accident I had the opportunity to get to know GH and his family much more than I probably ever would have if it hadn't had happened. And after sharing a hospital waiting room floor with his mother I wish everyone had family like his. I also got to know several of his and her good friends that she hadn't yet been able to introduce me too. And I moved in with my dad. Although this has presented some problems (like a 45 min. commute to school) I have been able to get to know my dad as more of a peer, an adult than ever before. For this, I am incredibly grateful because I think through this time of living with him we will become closer than ever. And who doesn't want a good relationship with their father? right?
I've also started seeing a counselor because of everything that has happened. I think that the idea of seeking help from a trained professional for whatever reason has become incredibly stigmatized in our society. I'm not sure if it's always been this way, or if it's become worse or better, but I think that it's unfortunate. All throughout my adolescent years (and sometimes they really sucked) I never wanted to see a therapist. "I don't have problems" "What would I talk to them about" "I can't trust them like I can trust my friends" These were all rationale I used whenever anyone would bring up the idea. And let me say, it's all a bunch of excuses. Seeing a therapist is probably the single best thing a person can do for themselves. And it feels great! I think the trick is to find one that you feel can understand you and provide helpful suggestions and guidance. But I've been able to talk to mine about everything from the grief of Spike dying to issues with my family to issues in my personal and professional lives and it's amazing how everytime I bring something up she's able to find exactly the trick or explanation or suggestion that can help in the moment perfectly. She's like my yoda.
I want to thank my friend KF for encouraging me to start writing again. I have no idea how many people check up on this site, but I hope you all start reading it again, because I think I need to return to the blogging world.
12.04.2006
computers
Hey everyone!
So i think this blog has turned into a I need advice webpage more than anything. I'm currently working on getting a student loan for spring semester and I'm contemplating whether or not to add the cost of a new computer to the loan amount. The reason for this being that I am experiencing some problems with my current computer that I experienced about a year and a half ago prior to my first hard drive crashing. I'd really rather spend money on a new computer than just replacing my hard drive again, but i'm having trouble deciding what kind of a computer I would like to get. I'm a mac person. I LOOOVE macs. But if I have to deal with the same problems with my next computer as I do with this one (a mac) then I'd almost rather not have one. I love the way the operating system works I love itunes and iphoto and ical and imovie, and garage band is a good idea if i could figure out how to work it.... but i don't want my hard drive to crash or my battery to decide that it only wants to hold a charge of 30 minutes after 3 and a half years of use, or my power cords to unplug/break, etc.
So, basically, I have the following needs:
-basic microsoft office suite uses
-internet browsing
-picture storage/sharing/editing
-music
-movie storage/sharing/editing
and other basic computing stuff. I don't game, i don't do graphic art really, I don't have a lot of highly technical needs. I prefer the mac operating system and I want a compact laptop. What would you suggest?
So i think this blog has turned into a I need advice webpage more than anything. I'm currently working on getting a student loan for spring semester and I'm contemplating whether or not to add the cost of a new computer to the loan amount. The reason for this being that I am experiencing some problems with my current computer that I experienced about a year and a half ago prior to my first hard drive crashing. I'd really rather spend money on a new computer than just replacing my hard drive again, but i'm having trouble deciding what kind of a computer I would like to get. I'm a mac person. I LOOOVE macs. But if I have to deal with the same problems with my next computer as I do with this one (a mac) then I'd almost rather not have one. I love the way the operating system works I love itunes and iphoto and ical and imovie, and garage band is a good idea if i could figure out how to work it.... but i don't want my hard drive to crash or my battery to decide that it only wants to hold a charge of 30 minutes after 3 and a half years of use, or my power cords to unplug/break, etc.
So, basically, I have the following needs:
-basic microsoft office suite uses
-internet browsing
-picture storage/sharing/editing
-music
-movie storage/sharing/editing
and other basic computing stuff. I don't game, i don't do graphic art really, I don't have a lot of highly technical needs. I prefer the mac operating system and I want a compact laptop. What would you suggest?
10.05.2006
open letter & major dilemmas
taking the idea from a recent lay-c.com post, i've decided to write some of my own open letters. life at college certainly has its fair share of annoyances.
dear lawn-mowning man,
must you mow the lawn right outside my window between the hours of 6 and 7 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Mondays and Wednesdays I do not wish to wake up earlier than 7:30 normally, and on Saturdays it’s generally at least 10. can you please do something less noisy or not right next to my window (which i sleep under) in the morning hours. thank you.
briana
dear KU on Wheels,
can you please get new busses? I so very much am in love with the new Park 'n' Ride buses, however, I think I might get lung cancer (in addition to the brain cancer everyone will get from Wescoe) from breathing the black soot that the old buses spew everytime they accelerate away from a bus stop. Plus, they are just ugly.
thanks. briana
dear The Market,
I'm a college student. this = poor. I don't want to pay 6 bucks or a salad or a bit of pasta. How about 4 bucks?
thanks.
dear Bank of America,
overdraft fees are evil. very very evil. especially for poor college students. I suggest you consider changing your policy. more college students may be opening accounts with you in the future if you change it. I know this is probably totally unrealistic, but i figure i'd try.
b.
dear mother nature,
October does not equal 90 degree weather. I don't know who you let take over for you these past few days, but I'm certainly glad things are back to normal. I like the 60 degree thing. It's cool. I am more than happy to break out the sweaters and scarves. In fact I miss them. Can you keep it this way for a while?
thanks. girl who missed her sweaters in the 90 degree heat wave we've had this past week.
dear english professor,
why must we know so much about faulkner? I really don't want to know that much about faulkner. but i made flash cards. just for you. well for me, but yeah. An A on the test would make my semester.
thanks. freaking out about this midterm.
Ok, now onto the exciting stuff...
Shocker of the century, I'm thinking about changing majors. again. This time I'm keeping 1 and a half, but i think i'm pretty sure about changing the other one. I love African Studies so far. Granted, I've only started with a language, but it's awesome. Definitely a path worthy of further investigation. I'm bored of my policy sci class, but the material is interesting, the presentation is just lacking. And it's only an intro class, I'm sure things will get better with time.
The thing I'm having trouble with is Journalism. I think I would be good at it. I got an A on my first test, and have been setting myself up pretty well for an A on the first project, however I'm not so sure I want to study it for four + years. The school here is one of the best in the nation. Which also means it is one of the most competitive to get into. And I'm not so sure about the whole dealing with ethical situations thing. I mean I know exactly what I would do. However, what other people say and how they react to situations never ceases to amaze me. And I'm not so sure I'm totally digging the rest of the classes offered. I don't want to deal with the cutthroat and high pressure environment that journalism seems to be.
So I met with an adviser today to talk about other options. She didn't really offer a lot of suggestions, just information and encouraged me to read things over and tell her what I think when I get together with her for spring enrollment. I'm thinking sociology or communications right now. And definitely leaning towards the communications. There's all sorts of classes here on communications related to cultural difference, inter-personal, gender, race, conflict resolution, organizational, etc. I feel like it would prepare me for dealing with conflict resolution kinds of things, consultation, and working with groups of people.
My ideal working situation would be working with tribes to discuss difficulties and barriers to progress and then help them create and implement plans to advance themselves. I'm a planner so that would be awesome. I could have like a network of people that I know that could assist with skill-building and microcredits and resource development and all that jazz. Oh that would be so cool.
So does anyone have any suggestions or comments to help me in this major dilemma? I'm open to everything, because I'm really struggling with this whole not knowing my life plan thing. Like I said, I'm a planner, not having a plan is scary....
can you please get new busses? I so very much am in love with the new Park 'n' Ride buses, however, I think I might get lung cancer (in addition to the brain cancer everyone will get from Wescoe) from breathing the black soot that the old buses spew everytime they accelerate away from a bus stop. Plus, they are just ugly.
thanks. briana
dear The Market,
I'm a college student. this = poor. I don't want to pay 6 bucks or a salad or a bit of pasta. How about 4 bucks?
thanks.
dear Bank of America,
overdraft fees are evil. very very evil. especially for poor college students. I suggest you consider changing your policy. more college students may be opening accounts with you in the future if you change it. I know this is probably totally unrealistic, but i figure i'd try.
b.
dear mother nature,
October does not equal 90 degree weather. I don't know who you let take over for you these past few days, but I'm certainly glad things are back to normal. I like the 60 degree thing. It's cool. I am more than happy to break out the sweaters and scarves. In fact I miss them. Can you keep it this way for a while?
thanks. girl who missed her sweaters in the 90 degree heat wave we've had this past week.
dear english professor,
why must we know so much about faulkner? I really don't want to know that much about faulkner. but i made flash cards. just for you. well for me, but yeah. An A on the test would make my semester.
thanks. freaking out about this midterm.
Ok, now onto the exciting stuff...
Shocker of the century, I'm thinking about changing majors. again. This time I'm keeping 1 and a half, but i think i'm pretty sure about changing the other one. I love African Studies so far. Granted, I've only started with a language, but it's awesome. Definitely a path worthy of further investigation. I'm bored of my policy sci class, but the material is interesting, the presentation is just lacking. And it's only an intro class, I'm sure things will get better with time.
The thing I'm having trouble with is Journalism. I think I would be good at it. I got an A on my first test, and have been setting myself up pretty well for an A on the first project, however I'm not so sure I want to study it for four + years. The school here is one of the best in the nation. Which also means it is one of the most competitive to get into. And I'm not so sure about the whole dealing with ethical situations thing. I mean I know exactly what I would do. However, what other people say and how they react to situations never ceases to amaze me. And I'm not so sure I'm totally digging the rest of the classes offered. I don't want to deal with the cutthroat and high pressure environment that journalism seems to be.
So I met with an adviser today to talk about other options. She didn't really offer a lot of suggestions, just information and encouraged me to read things over and tell her what I think when I get together with her for spring enrollment. I'm thinking sociology or communications right now. And definitely leaning towards the communications. There's all sorts of classes here on communications related to cultural difference, inter-personal, gender, race, conflict resolution, organizational, etc. I feel like it would prepare me for dealing with conflict resolution kinds of things, consultation, and working with groups of people.
My ideal working situation would be working with tribes to discuss difficulties and barriers to progress and then help them create and implement plans to advance themselves. I'm a planner so that would be awesome. I could have like a network of people that I know that could assist with skill-building and microcredits and resource development and all that jazz. Oh that would be so cool.
So does anyone have any suggestions or comments to help me in this major dilemma? I'm open to everything, because I'm really struggling with this whole not knowing my life plan thing. Like I said, I'm a planner, not having a plan is scary....
9.26.2006
must have indian food!
Today was an interesting experience. It started with sleeping through my favorite class, because I've been just that tired lately. Then I had a conference with my english professor, wrote a note to my SUA coordinator, ate some lunch, and began to study with a friend of mine. We have two classes together, both of which had tests this week. Needless to say, we've been spending a lot of time together. And therefore, laughing, a lot. We even started laughing in the middle of our test today for no reason at all. And in a meeting last night. yeah. Anywho, then we went back to her dorm and threw darts at one of the tests we had because it was "hellacious". Then we took pictures of ourselves on her macbook, which can be viewed in "After Effects" on facebook. Then we went to give blood, but i had to leave because feast was fast approaching and i didn't have time. Feast was awesome. we got to watch the newsreel which rocked, A) because i knew like half of the people in it, and b. because one segement was filmed in the house i lived in.
then the indian food. Caitlin and I were driving home when an intense craving for Ruchi hit her. We raced home, threw on saris (well spun around and stuff more) and then speed to Ruchi. Sitting behind a slow old man from Missouri, we began to get worried. it was 9:54, were we going to make it? Would they close early? We drive up the hill to the parking lot and see lights on. YES! and then, the open sign, not on. NO! I haven't given up yet and rush out of the car. I still see steam coming out of the buffet table. maybe there is still food there! I bang on the door. The first time, nothing. The second time, I see a head. The third, a man comes to the door. He sees me, a white girl, wearing a green sari knocking at the door. "We really want indian food." I say. He says........" of course, please come in." SUCCESSS ! i think. I beckon to caitlin and she hesitates. "Are you sure? you look tired, are you sure?" Yes, yes, please come in. he says. We get plates. We load them with rice, and dahl, and tandoori, and channa, and naan. We eat. We love. We leave.
It was glorious. I have such a happy stomach right now, it's wonderful. Everyone should love indian food as we do. Especially Ruchi. They need patrons. Everyone should go to Ruchi's in lawrence, ks, on 15th st. it'll make your stomach smile.
then the indian food. Caitlin and I were driving home when an intense craving for Ruchi hit her. We raced home, threw on saris (well spun around and stuff more) and then speed to Ruchi. Sitting behind a slow old man from Missouri, we began to get worried. it was 9:54, were we going to make it? Would they close early? We drive up the hill to the parking lot and see lights on. YES! and then, the open sign, not on. NO! I haven't given up yet and rush out of the car. I still see steam coming out of the buffet table. maybe there is still food there! I bang on the door. The first time, nothing. The second time, I see a head. The third, a man comes to the door. He sees me, a white girl, wearing a green sari knocking at the door. "We really want indian food." I say. He says........" of course, please come in." SUCCESSS ! i think. I beckon to caitlin and she hesitates. "Are you sure? you look tired, are you sure?" Yes, yes, please come in. he says. We get plates. We load them with rice, and dahl, and tandoori, and channa, and naan. We eat. We love. We leave.
It was glorious. I have such a happy stomach right now, it's wonderful. Everyone should love indian food as we do. Especially Ruchi. They need patrons. Everyone should go to Ruchi's in lawrence, ks, on 15th st. it'll make your stomach smile.
9.18.2006
i must really like cars.... or the environment
So this weekend I went home to visit my parents. My youngest brother turned 11, so we were having a birthday party. And I got to play golf for the first time, ever. It was awesome and I had some really great swings for my first time. I totally didn't get anywhere near par though, but i can work on that! Anyone want to play with me sometime soon?
Another thing that I got to do was go see "Who killed the electric car?". Last time I wrote about air cars and how cool they would be, who doesn't like a car that actually cleans the air! But now I must tell you about electric cars. And this movie in particular. It's AMAZING. and frustrating.
Basically, we've had electric car technology available to us since the invention of the automobile itself. At one point in the early 1900s there were more electric cars on the road than gasoline cars. Imagine that! More electric cars! It's not a futuristic technology at all! But, when the internal combustion engine was created everything changed. Gasoline technology was superior to electric technology at the time and the world went in that direction. Some people realized that had hit it extremely rich and wanted things to stay that way. So they now do anything to prevent technologies other than gasoline from being in cars. Hybrids are a step, but sometimes I feel that they are just available to pacify people.
Anyways, I digress. Essentially this movie exposes so much about electric technology and how close we were to switching to it like NOW, in a big way, that it'll astoned you. It made me so angry to hear some of the people in charge of decisions that were made to talk that I nearly threw my cup at the screen. I feel that it is my duty to share this information with you. We could do something about it maybe. I'm thinking about continualy going into car dealerships (of companies that I know produced EVs (electric vehicles)) and requesting that they sell EVs. We could start a letter writing campaign to our government officials and to the CEOs of various car companies.
I see this in a rather black and white way. Either we change the way in which we consume energy (most importantly, the fuel for our vehicles) or we change the face of the planet. I want to be able to enjoy nature and clean air in the future. I want my children to know a world with glaciers and millions of species of animals/insects and a varigated topography. Who's with me?
Another thing that I got to do was go see "Who killed the electric car?". Last time I wrote about air cars and how cool they would be, who doesn't like a car that actually cleans the air! But now I must tell you about electric cars. And this movie in particular. It's AMAZING. and frustrating.
Basically, we've had electric car technology available to us since the invention of the automobile itself. At one point in the early 1900s there were more electric cars on the road than gasoline cars. Imagine that! More electric cars! It's not a futuristic technology at all! But, when the internal combustion engine was created everything changed. Gasoline technology was superior to electric technology at the time and the world went in that direction. Some people realized that had hit it extremely rich and wanted things to stay that way. So they now do anything to prevent technologies other than gasoline from being in cars. Hybrids are a step, but sometimes I feel that they are just available to pacify people.
Anyways, I digress. Essentially this movie exposes so much about electric technology and how close we were to switching to it like NOW, in a big way, that it'll astoned you. It made me so angry to hear some of the people in charge of decisions that were made to talk that I nearly threw my cup at the screen. I feel that it is my duty to share this information with you. We could do something about it maybe. I'm thinking about continualy going into car dealerships (of companies that I know produced EVs (electric vehicles)) and requesting that they sell EVs. We could start a letter writing campaign to our government officials and to the CEOs of various car companies.
I see this in a rather black and white way. Either we change the way in which we consume energy (most importantly, the fuel for our vehicles) or we change the face of the planet. I want to be able to enjoy nature and clean air in the future. I want my children to know a world with glaciers and millions of species of animals/insects and a varigated topography. Who's with me?
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