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What types of responsibilities do we or should we have to the
environment?
In order to respect all peoples and their right to
live upon this earth, we should recognize that to pursue health and
happiness we all need some basics: clean air, clean water, and
clean soil. It may sound elementary, but how current politics
swing it is worth repeating. We all need clean air to breath lest
we are burdened with disease like asthma. We all need clean water
to drink lest we are made sick with E. coli or other ferocious bacteria.
We all need clean soil to utilize for building, living, and eating.
Franklin D. Roosevelt desired a new bill of rights in
the wake of the Great Depression that would spell out clearly the right
to healthcare, education, and a securer future. In order to claim
our rights, though, we must admit our responsibility. We have a
responsibility to ourselves and future generations to secure these
things for us and them. We have a right to make sure our water is
clean so that others may have clean water. We have a right to make
sure that our practices keep the air clean so all can live and breath
easier. And, we have a right to ensure that we don't contaminate
our soils. If our soils are contaminated, where will our food come
from?
It is our responsibility, together, to make sure we
are accountable for our bad deeds in order that all may live in a clean
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