EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger human health – Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people’s health and must be regulated, signaling that the Obama administration is prepared to contain global warming without congressional action if necessary.

via EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger human health – Yahoo! News.

When I first saw this headline my reactive thoughts were, “really? we’re just getting around to understanding greenhouse gases that are negatively effecting our ecosystem and planet have an impact on our lives as well??”

We have constructed a reality that has obviously taken us so far from our natural roots that we truly don’t perceive ourselves as being a part of this planet–another element of Earth, rather than an alien form that can pick up move somewhere else and survive just as easily (wherever that is)…

But then, introspection led to a little more clarity on what it takes to initiate change behavior and noting ill effects on health, which can shorten human life spans, tends to resonate.  The acknowledgment is a positive step for the U.S. government because it clearly recognizes there are greenhouses gases and that they do effect human life. Perhaps this is the spin we need to finally do something about the deteriorating conditions of planet and start changing our behavior and actions in way that can begin to make positive impacts for all life.