Umoya Ohlanzekile, Ulwandle Oluhlanzekile

Ukuhambisana nezindaba zasekhaya kulula kakhulu ngenxa yobuchwepheshe besimanje kanye nekhono lokufinyelela okuqukethwe okuhle, okunembile. Lokho akusho ukuthi izindaba zihlale zilula ukuvuma—njengoba sazi sonke. Ngifunda uhlelo lwango-April 16 lwe-Yale e360, ngahlatshwa umxhwele amazwi acashuniwe okufanele abe yizindaba ezinhle mayelana nekhono lethu elifakazelwe lokukhiqiza izinzuzo zezomnotho ngokukhawulela noma ekuqedeni ukulimala kwemisebenzi yabantu. Kodwa nokho, kubonakala sengathi kukhona ukuthambekela ohlangothini olungalungile.

“I-Clean Air Act ka-1970, ngokwesibonelo, yabiza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-523 eminyakeni yawo yokuqala engama-20, kodwa yakhiqiza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-22.2 wezinzuzo zezempilo zomphakathi kanye nomnotho. 'Sekucace bha ukuthi iningi lale mithetho yezemvelo iwuzuzisa kakhulu umphakathi," omunye uchwepheshe wenqubomgomo utshela uConniff [umbhali wesihloko], 'Uma singayibeki le mithethonqubo, thina njengomphakathi sishiya imali. etafuleni.”

Izinzuzo olwandle lokuvimbela ukungcola azibaleki—njengezinzuzo zethu ezivela olwandle. Okungena emoyeni kuphumela emanzini ethu, emathekwini ethu nasezindaweni zemifula, nasolwandle. Eqinisweni, ulwandle luye lwamunca ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu ye-carbon dioxide nezinye izinto ezikhishwayo kule minyaka engamakhulu amabili edlule. Futhi iyaqhubeka nokukhiqiza kufika kuhhafu womoya-mpilo esiwudingayo ukuze siwuphefumule. Kodwa-ke, amashumi eminyaka amade okumunca ukukhishwa kwezinto ezenziwa abantu aba nomthelela kumakhemikhali olwandle—hhayi nje kuphela alenze libe nokungenisa izihambi ekuphileni ngaphakathi, kodwa futhi linamandla okuba nomthelela omubi ekhonweni lalo lokukhiqiza umoya-mpilo.

Ngakho-ke lapha sigubha iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu sokuqinisekisa ukuthi labo abazuza emisebenzini ekhiqiza ukungcola empeleni babamba iqhaza ekuvimbeleni ukungcola, ukuze kuncishiswe izindleko zezempilo nezinye zemvelo. Nokho, kunzima ukugubha impumelelo yethu yangaphambilini yokuba nokukhula komnotho kanye nezinzuzo zemvelo, ngoba kubonakala sengathi uhlobo lwe-amnesia luyasabalala.

Emasontweni ambalwa adlule, kubonakala sengathi labo abaphethe ukuvikela izinga lethu lomoya sebekhohliwe ukuthi izinga lomoya elihle liwuzuzisa kanjani umnotho wethu. Kungabonakala sengathi labo abaphethe ukuvikela impilo nempilo yethu baye bayishaya indiva yonke imininingwane ebonisa ukuthi bangaki abantu abaningi abagulayo nabashona ezindaweni lapho ukungcoliswa komoya kukhulu kakhulu—konke lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi sobhadane lwesifo esibulalayo sokuphefumula esiye saba nomphumela ongemuhle. yagcizelela lezo zindleko zezomnotho, zezenhlalo, nezomuntu. Kungabonakala sengathi labo abaphethe ukuvikela impilo nempilo yethu sebekhohliwe ukuthi i-mercury esenhlanzini yethu imelela ingozi yezempilo engathi sína nengagwemeka kulabo abadla izinhlanzi, okuhlanganisa abantu, izinyoni nezinye izidalwa.

Masingahoyi kuyona le mithetho esenze umoya wethu waphefumula kakhulu futhi amanzi ethu aphuzeka kakhulu. Masikhumbule ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izindleko zokukhawulela ukungcoliswa kwemvelo okuvela emisebenzini yabantu, izindleko ZOKUNGENALO ukukukhawula zinkulu kakhulu. Njengoba iwebhusayithi ye-EPA isho, “(f) ukufa kwabantu ngaphambi kwesikhathi kanye nezifo kusho ukuthi abantu baseMelika bathola ukuphila okude, izinga lempilo elingcono, izindleko zezokwelapha eziphansi, ukungabikho esikoleni okumbalwa, kanye nokukhiqiza okungcono kwezisebenzi. Ucwaningo olubuyekezwe ngontanga lukhombisa ukuthi lo Mthetho ube wutshalomali oluhle lwezomnotho eMelika. Kusukela ngo-1970, umoya ohlanzekile nomnotho okhulayo kuye kwahambisana. Umthetho udale amathuba emakethe asize ukukhuthaza ukuqanjwa kabusha kwezobuchwepheshe obuhlanzekile - ubuchwepheshe lapho i-United States isibe umholi wemakethe yomhlaba wonke. " https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-and-economy

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umoya ongcolile namanzi angcolile kulimaza izitshalo nezilwane esihlanganyela nazo le planethi, futhi eziyingxenye yesistimu yethu yokuphila. Futhi, esikhundleni sokubuyisela inala olwandle, siyoqhubeka siwohloza ikhono lakhe lokuhlinzeka komoyampilo nezinye izinkonzo eziyigugu konke ukuphila kuncike kuzo. Futhi silahlekelwa ubuholi bethu ekuvikeleni umoya namanzi okusebenze njengesifanekiso semithetho yezemvelo emhlabeni jikelele.