by Nancy M. Hansen

Created on: May 06, 2008   Last Updated: February 20, 2009

I sit here and write this short article because of my concerns of rising prices for our resources.I consume less and I pay more for my concerns about my environment.Gas,power and electricity,have been raising their costs,because we care about our environment and use less.They don't like losing the almighty dollar by us who care what effects these resources are having on our environment.

The way it has been in the last three years the prices of these resources have sky-rocketed to unwavering heights,because we have chosen to lighten the load and the effects of these harmful resources on our planet.Consume less pay more,seems to be the way that these Company's have targeted us consumers who have chosen to save our planet with our subtle cut backs on these harmful resources.

There doesn't seem to be a way to lesson these high prices of our consuming less,it seems to heighten the issue that our concerns are going to cost us more money than most people can afford,for trying to save a planet and our children and their children,and their generations.I for one will still use less,for they can't make us pay more forever,cause their resources will eventually run out.

I have taught my children to use less,though they are children and do not always do what we ask,they do try.Every light that gets turned off will cost us,every time I use transit it will cost us.Every time I chose not to use a resource that has been provided by a company it will cost us.I do not think that saving my planet or your planet should cost the consumers any money,but they want to make up for their losses of the almighty dollar.I do not think you should have to pay for me turning my lights off,I don't think you should have to pay for me taking transit,or walking to the store,or riding my bike if I had one.

But please do not let this stop you from consuming less,I will pay for it somehow,they will find a way to charge us for consuming less.Do not let this stop you from turning off your lights when your not using them,don't let this stop you from driving your car less,do not let this stop you from taking transit or riding your bike.Show your children and mine that they cant charge us forever for consuming less,maybe at first but not forever.The more of us that consume less of these resources will eventually win the consume less pay more war,that they are imposing on the concerned consumers of our planet.

Let us leave our children a better future,and still consume less till they come up with better stuff for us to use,better for our planet,better for the animals,better for the air we breath.This is what is our concerns,we do not have the means to travel to another planet because we are killing this one.We should not have to go that far for our concerns about global warming.We are still people who care and we should and most of us will still consume less,for it is our right to chose.We have been given free will,and we will chose it.

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