Recycling Is Really Good For Endangered Species Right

How can I help save endangered species?

I will preface my remarks by saying that I am not an environmental activist or ecological biologist, so my remarks are aimed more at the "career path" side of your question.This may seem basic, but the question essentially reduces to the question of ensuring you have sufficient income to carry on your life's work. Secondly, there is the issue of education.  I do not know how old you are, or what your current educational attainment is, but the first thing to consider is, if you have not already pursued a college degree, whether it is in your best interests to do so.  A college degree is no longer necessary to become educated, and typically a college degree costs a great deal.  If your family is not sponsoring your education, then you will be likely be forced to take college loans which might force you to take career paths that do not match your stated goal.Regardless of whether you go to college or not, there are some non-biological, non-ecological skills and knowledge you will need.   You will need to possess a good working knowledge of business, economics and real-estate law.  You will need to develop your writing and communication skills, and it would be helpful to have sales experience.If you are planning to go to college, I would strongly consider adding an economics major to whatever other degree you seek.  I cannot emphasize that enough, and if you can work it in, a business minor, and at the very least a couple of courses in real estate law and contracts (and a little accounting could not hurt.)The reason for all of this is simple.  The United States is a capitalist economy, and it is a far better use of your talents and time to pursue private-sector solutions to what you wish to achieve than to become an activist and pursue public-sector solutions.When you work with people in a business-oriented approach, you will find many more willing partners than you will when you adopt a confrontational, political approach.Keep in mind that you do not have to preserve and protect endangered species everywhere.  You have only to ensure that they have enough habitat to survive and thrive.You will find yourself being far more successful and effective with this approach.For a group that follows this general plan, check out the Nature Conservancy.  You will want, at the very least to learn about how they work.  Perhaps you will find direct opportunities with them or their partners as well.Private Lands Conservation - The Nature ConservancyI hope that helps.

How should a Christian view recycling?"

Hu Lydia and tank for the Q.Like anyone else- if its possible recycle if its not don't.Recycling isn't all its cracked up to be. Many moons ago I ran trucks including skip trucks with which we picked up waste paper for free. One or two places we actually paid for their waste- a local newspapers depot was one.We gave around 6 pounds a tonne for it. Clean unused newsprint and sold it for 36 pounds a tonne.Germany mandated that ALL paper had to be recycled. Much paper waste is dirty, newsprint is full of oily ink and takes a lot of cleaning to recycle into cardboard.Its actually more environmentally friendly to grow a tree, process it into paper and then use CLEAN waste paper to make cardboard.Germany's good but ignorant intentions killed the waste paper collection business. Wholesale prices fell to a few pounds a tonne because there's only so much demand for cardboard. Or packing or egg boxes..Germany supplied and subsided the industry to take all their waste.Taxpayers got a bill, no more paper overall was recycled than before and the rest of Europe dumped their clean paper, which requires much less processing, into landfill.The same thing is happening with plastic waste. Its being stockpiled or dumped into landfill- simply because there's far more waste, often contaminated by labels print ink or the fact that bottle tops require a different process to recycle than bottles, than can be usefully recycled.I also ran a feasibility study on recycling scrap tyres- its cheaper and overall better for the environment to bury them in clay lined tips. Doesn't sound environmentaly friendly but the energy required to reclaim the materials in a tyre is more damaging than discarding them.I turned down a 250.000 quid grant from the EU to buy a shredder because I couldn't make a free machine pay!Metals recycle well. By enlarge most of the rest is better going to landfill- as counter intuitive as it sounds.Much of the hurrah in the 80’s was scaremongering. It allowed big business to buy up tips and inflate prices dramatically.My stepdad had a truck in the 50’s he was paid to tip clean waste in holes. In the early 80’s I paid perhaps a fiver to tip 20 tonnes. By late 80’s 5 quid a tonne was normal. And now 100’s of pounds a tonne. Huge monopolies own the tips, and many trucks, and any complaint brands one as monster who cares nothing for the environment.Who knew, big corporations and business is dishonest :-)

If everyone on Earth would agree right now on start saving what we can of the planet, what would be the best approach?

I am assuming that you mean saving life forms as we know them.Our current commercial farming practices are a massive component of something we’re doing wrong. Burning or clear cutting land in order to plant a monoculture crop that will feed either humans or livestock destroys biodiversity and requires a massive reliance on chemical interventions in order to keep those crops alive and productive. Squashing thousands of animals into small, intensive feeding lots has created the perfect conditions for bacterial and viral infections to run rampant creating the need for vaccinations, which lead to resistant strains that could potentially mutate and infect humans.We need to switch to sustainable, biodiverse farming operations that feed local communities. Agroforestry/food forests are one way to do so. Vertical aquaponic farms inside warehouses inside city limits is another. Convert rooftops into green rooftops either to grow crops or simply grasses and wildflowers. This creates habitat for insects and certain bird species, helps reduce the heat island effect, and reduces the strain city sewers endure during heavy rain events.Employ people to cultivate or landscape open land at ground level inside suburbs and cities as well. Instead of leaving them as compacted, bare earth or strips of grass, fill them with hardy perennial plants that serve as food and habitat for insects and bird species.Switch away from fossil fuel based energy sources.Switch away from a “use it once or twice, throw it away, buy a new one” mindset. Produce quality products that last a long time. This will reduce the amount of trash we produce and will slow down the negative impacts commercial mining operations impose upon the local environment.Dive head first into a worldwide trash clean up operation. We could recycle or upcycle as much as possible, and properly dispose of the rest in order to reduce its impact on local wildlife.

How many endangered animals would you kill to save one human?

I’m always astounded by how these hypothetical questions draw combatants who, in extreme dichotomy, would either kill all animals on the planet to save a single hair from the head of a human child vs. those who would casually sacrifice 90% of humanity, without so much as even an afterthought.So, let me tell you something: you’re both dead-wrong and you’re both equally as culpable for the current mess. Saving an innocent person being attacked (by anyone or anything) is a moral imperative. Saving animals from extinction is also a moral imperative. The two are not mutually exclusive.To the self-righteous ones here who would casually decimate the entire animal kingdom to save a child: you are a bunch of hypocrites of the worst kind, because most of you would not even part from a single dollar TODAY to actually save the lives of children who are currently dying all over the world from war, malnutrition, abuse, slavery, and curable diseases.To those of you who are easy on the “kill-all-humans” trigger: most animals are driven to extinction by actions of ordinary people such as yourselves. It’s great to wish for the disappearance of 90% of the bad humans (not going to happen most likely); it’s more difficult to stop consuming like crazy, stop eating meat every day (or altogether), stop producing non-recyclable garbage, start donating more for animal preservation, start volunteering more to protect wildlife, start lobbying more for the creation of natural reserves here and abroad, etc.But who am I kidding. Go on with these imaginary scenarios, pat yourself on the shoulder, and congratulate yourself on how wonderful you are.

What are the benefits of planting trees?

Most often we plant trees to provide shade and beautify our landscapes. These are great benefits but trees also provide other less obvious benefits.Advantages of planting trees:1. An average size tree creates sufficient oxygen in one year to provide oxygen for a family of four.2. Planting trees in the right place around buildings and homes can cut air-conditioning costs up to 50 percent.3. Planting trees for the environment is good as they are renewable, biodegradable and recyclable.4. If we plant 20 million trees, the earth will get with 260 million more tons of oxygen.5. Once acre of trees can remove up to 2.6 tons of Carbon Dioxide each year.6. During photosynthesis, trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.7. Trees keep in cheek the air and water pollution.8. Why planting trees is important is evident as they are the natural habitat of the animals and birds, as well as many endangered species.9. Planting trees means more wood and paper products which can be easily recycled.10. A newly planted whole forest, can change tones of atmospheric carbon into wood and other fibrous tissue, thus reducing global warming.