Post 7 : How green are you?

Hi bloggers!

Nowadays, a greener life is inevitable. Little by little, the media have created social awareness about caring our world, because of Global Warming. News, novels, events and new products, send a message about recycling or minimizing the human impact on Earth.

I must to assume that I do not recycle, but I have incorporated other practices. I try to reduce the use of plastic bags in market, which minimize my total garbage. I separate cans and glasses, because trash-collectors will rescue and recycle it. I know, I do not do much, but I swear to do my best in the future.

In my defense, I have to say that, besides my garbage, I do not contaminate so much: I do not drive a car unless I have to, e.g. when I have to transport a heavy thing, or when my grandpa want to take a ride. I prefer to walk or use public transport. I am afraid of ride a bike in Santiago, so I use it only for sport.

I think we have to start a greener life changing details. For this, local organizations are essential. Town council or residents' association could provide support tools and recycle channels. An associative work will improve our self-management, and our behaviour can keep clean of apathy. If my neighbour sees me recycling, he will are convince that recycling is possible.

Post 6: Trash management

Hi my dear bloggers! Today I’m going to write about trash. All of us generate a lot of waste every day, and we are irresponsable about it. In fact, most of people take a bag and put it in the street, and they has confidence on the trash-truck. Recently, when a service-trash’s strike occur in certain places of Santiago and Valparaíso, these cities collapsed.

Picture 1. Trash-strike in front of La Moneda. 

Photo by Rodrigo Bravo https://flic.kr/p/4yaUWy

The basic management of trash is separating, into metal, plastic, glass and organic. In this form, each material can decompose quickly, especially organic matter. Another management is re-use and create new stuff from recycled paper, metal and glass.

I always value trash-collectors, who select garbage like cardboard, cans of soda, and glass. Usually, this people are homeless or extremely poor and society sneer at them, because they do not have a formal job.

Picture 2. A trash-collector.

Interview available in http://www.tropezon.cl/2011/09/25/%E2%80%9Cno-ensuciamos-pudahuel-con-basura-domiciliaria-si-no-que-limpiamos-la-comuna%E2%80%9D/

In Chile, some people use to separate trash, but they complain about the few trash bin available to maintain this divide. Always is easier wait for the trash-truck, and all the garbage will mix.

I think that the better way to improve our trash management is spare no effort to produce less waste every day. For example, rejecting plastic bags in the market, or buying less packed products. If society give up a portion of commodity instead of living unconsciously, then we will have a healthier planet. 

Post 5: My future job

Hello, blogers!

Today, I am going to write about future. Because I have to, not because I want to! Well, I don’t think too much about my future. I’ve decided through my life that the best choice is “carpe diem”. So, I prefer to enjoy the present. If I do my best in everything, then I’ll have many options to choose and to build my life. Thus far, this method has worked.

As I said: this entry is a task. So, I will make up a story! No, I am joking. I remember when I decided to study Agronomy. I based my decision, thinking in my future (but not a specific future, I mean: not my specialization). I thought: if I live until I am 60 years old, I want to be an old woman who knows nature, plants names, birds, etc. Therefore, if I want to be that kind of woman at 60 years old, why not the rest of my life, since now? Thus, I studied Agronomy.

When I was at 4^th grade in Agronomy, I decided to study Master in Crop Production. I didn’t have many reasons. I was influenced by friends and teachers opinions. Master implied to study one year more, so I took it. Indeed, Master has given me a lot of opportunities. The knowledge that I have, I would have it in undergraduate, taking postgraduate courses by free.

I don’t know anything about future. The most certain possibility is become a researcher, because my knowledge is related to. In fact, I want to finish my postgraduate work and probably, I'll work with some teacher. Ask me in December, not now please!

 

Post 4: GMO

Hi everybody! Today’s topic is transgenics, or GMO (Genetic Modified Organism). In a few words, transgenics are any organism, like bacteria, fungus or plant, whom have an intervened genome by biotechnology. A classic example: new tomato variety is resistant to all known diseases, but it has a fish gene.

I’ve heard an argument pro-transgenics: we are getting ahead the evolution! But, where are the limits? Will a fish gene naturally incorporate to a tomato? I don’t think so. There are examples less dramatic: crops with higher yields, plants resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. In these cases, biotechnologists used to work within the same family, or specie, to change genome.

Inside the agriculture, transgenic appear like a hunger solution. This idea will be truth, if the world hunger are caused by low yields. In fact, humanity are rising yields with agronomic management, from ancient times. The world hunger will disappear with political and social changes, not genetics. The current food that we are producing, is enough to feeding the whole humanity. Although, in USA the edibles are wasting. In the meantime, child are suffering hunger pangs in Africa.

I’m against trangenics, if you are still doubt. I have another reason: we are giving our genetic heritage to a few enterprises. Imagine our future: people will have to pay royalty by seeds and plants, and these companies will manage what food will produce, where and when will sow. We are creating another mafia.