The 100 Year Project

Have you ever thought about what the world may be like 100 years from now? Ever wondered if there's any point in making those sacrifices to our personal consumption just to 'save the planet'? Ever taken a moment to think about what your children's children's children or other future relatives will have to say about the things we did or didn't do to support each other and help keep our planet healthy? Will the future provide a safe inspiring environment? We all hope for the best but what is best?

In The 100 Year Project, DeSmogBlog has gathered letters written to potential future offspring and the results are sometimes touching, sometimes amusing, always thought provoking. Here are some excerpts:

"...humanity is standing at a crosspoint between a more just and peaceful world and an increasingly chaotic, turbulent and authoritarian future ... my hope is that you have been born into a world (or are helping create one) in which our similarities vastly outweigh our differences, one in which we recognize that what we share as a species is far more importance than the differences in our religions, languages and geographical traditions..." - Ross Gelbspan

"...I hope that youre [sic] world is still relatively green and that the air that you breathe is clean and the ground that you walk on is rich in wildlife..." - Ade Thomas

"...Then there was our natural resources running out – the day they caught the last fish was a sad day ... I miss pine trees. We used to have a whole forest of them next to our house ... Now they’re trying to make a forest of them out of genetically engineered switchgrass DNA ... But I have hopes that we’ll see them again ... I know one thing. I’d have walked over hot coals every day of my life to make sure that this beautiful world of ours would still be there for you three to grow up in... " - John Cooksey

Read all the letters and add your own here

Original Post: http://ecomonkey.blogspot.com/2007/12/100-year-project.html