Priorities

Sponsible is about making the world a better place. The World, and all that includes. Human rights, education, healthcare, war eradication, animal protection and of course, the environment. As we try to learn about, and advocate for the myriad sub-interests within each of these groups, however, we find ourselves running the risk of spreading ourselves too thin, and ultimately diluting our message. You an only cry wolf so many times about so many wolves before people will stop listening to your pleas.

So the question arises- Should we prioritize and if so, how? From where should we remove our attention and to where focus it? Tough choice that, it would seem, no one should have to make.

I've long said, "It doesn't matter to which charity you give, so long as you give to charity," and while I still stick to the belief that on the whole it is better to give than not, I now clarify my edict by adding, "But while you are giving, why not get the most bang for your buck?" In other words, all charities are good. Some are just gooder than others.

We heard someone make a strong argument for making the environment our #1 cause. Fact is, if our ozone layer is depleted and our polar ice caps melted, nothing else matters. We won't have to worry about human rights abuses or healthcare costs or much of anything else. Our main concern by that point will be whether the weatherstripping on our houseboats can withstand 120º temperatures.

We tend to agree with this view on the whole, which is why, you may have noticed, the majority of our posts concern environmental matters. Certainly we want to protect gorillas, end the genocide in Darfur and pressure our leaders to bring nationalized healthcare to the U.S. But global warming is essentially ground zero when it comes to worldwide concerns. It's first level of stones in a pyramid. If it breaks down, the entire pyramid crumbles.

Moving forward we are going to continue with our call to get involved to positively impact the world. We will continue to weigh in on issues covering a broad range of concerns. However, we will also pay special attention to the needs of our planet and the ways in which we can take care of it, so that it will allow us the freedom to take care of ourselves. In the end it's about synergy, for sponsible as well as for Earth.

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