Why I decided to start this blog

This morning I posted on my personal blog about an article I read from the ENN newsletter that I thought would be of interest to others (which I'll repost in this blog) and it prompted an idea that I should create another blog strictly to post and comment on environmental/animal rights news that I'm interested in. I almost started it right then.

But then some doubt entered in my mind: who am I to comment on environmental issues? I'm only a college student taking a class called Environmental Ethics, obviously I don't have that much scholarly background. Also, am I being a hypocrite? I drive my car around town when I'm home, waste water and electricity, and enjoy a meat-filled diet like the majority of my fellow Americans. But I do care and think that big changes need to be made and soon.

All day I've been thinking that this is something I want to do, especially with graduation in sight and the thought that I might want a job in a field related to environment and/or animal rights, and if I can keep this thing up, then maybe it is something I really want to do.

Also, it gives me a chance to spout my opinions, and hopefully learn a thing or two.