Global Warming? Let's think about it.?

Question

Okey, so we might agree or disagree on weather global warming is true or not. However, is it so bad to take care of our enviroment? I mean, what this people are asking is to improve our way of living;

1.Save energy by using halogen lights

2.Use alternative fuel vehicles

3.Reduce your contribution to the carbon

4.Choose renewable energy.

5.Recycle

-(Among many others)

I'm nobody to state the truth about global warming, i did not went and did the research myself, so i'm not just gonna repeat whatever i read online/newspaper. But is it so hard to do this little things? Even if we support global warming or not, aren't this things still good for our enviroment? So what's the big deal? Or is it that we are lazy enough to change our life-style?

Answer 1

I recently did a report for school on this subject and you're right the small changes that don't take much effort are not being taken seriously probably because people think "what difference will it make if i do this" if everyone thinks like that then nobody is actually accomplishing anything the small impacts made by everyone can add up and prolong the life of our planet making the world a better place for future generations.

Answer 2

Most of us are not disagreeing that we need to take care of our planet we are saying that the sky is not falling. If we do everything that the environmentalist want us to do then there will be no jobs cause we can't produce anything without them saying it effects our climate. Let me put it to you differently, when Mt ST. Helens blew off it's top it put more chemicals and particles in to our atmosphere than the worlds entire industrial revolution to date, the very same carbon chemicals they say are causing global warming. There are 8,000 active volcanoes on earth and have been active for a very long time but we and this earth are still here. WHY? Cause the earth can clean it self up but it takes time. They have also proven that the earth has gone through many warming’s and freezing’s through out it's history and man was not even around then so what happened. There were many more volcanoes way back then and still the earth cleaned it self up. Of course it takes a while so it is still in our best interest to not make to big of a mess but we can't stop unless the worlds population is cut to about 1/4 of it's current population and that is not going to happen anytime soon. If we listen to every detail of what the environmentalist want then we would have to ban all but public transportation, and with just that and that alone is enough to cause 50% to 75% unemployment because almost every job is tied to transportation in some form or another. Most of us would be unemployed and living our lives out in government homes and maybe getting married if we are allowed too and maybe having a kid again if we are allowed too. Once you hand over control to any ruling body on any issue they will use the law to keep their controlling interest, “ their power“. This is not just a fight over our environment it is a fight for who gets to control “the power” to make laws that will affect each and every one of us. I don’t want any of the current groups around to have that power, many of them are worse than communism.

Answer 3

Pay attention for a moment...  

I cannot stand this global warming debacle and think that we have been brainwashed enough.  But, let's say that it is real for just a second.

How many millions of people are in this country?

The US has approximately just over 300 million...

Now China has over One Billion people plus an additional 300 million which makes them HUGE...

Why are we really not joining the Kyoto protocol?  You got it, because China won't and with good reason.  We have had our industrial revolution, they are just starting theirs...  So, why should they 'restrict' anything since we developed unrestricted for over fifty years.  

The reason why Clinton and Bush refused the Kyoto protocol could simply be that no matter what we conserve, no matter what we do to save the planet, we would be conserving what China will take anyway.  If global warming were real, then we can do everything we possibly can.  Do you think you are going to turn the entire population of China into bleeding heart tree hugging liberals?  Good luck!

I think that this whole perpetuation of this global warming scam may be that we are so afraid of China's development because they are developing militarily like no other country before!  However, this, of all scams, may be something that they fall for and will give us a fighting chance to have control over them while they develop.

Answer 4

Regardless of if global warming is happening, we're still using up the Earth's resources like there's no tomorrow.

Eventually we're going to run out of oil and it doesn't re-generate that quickly. So we should be saving energy, with fuel efficient vehicles, power smart appliances and by making sustainable living choices.

I think it's an inconvenience for people to make sustainable choices, but eventually, they won't have a choice. So why wait? I agree with you completely, global warming or not, we shouldn't be a society of consumers.

Answer 5

People are just to lazy to change. Everyone should be doing the things you listed. It should be the law. If you want to live on this planet, the least you can do is take care of it.

and Justice, how is this going to cost you?

1.) save energy, save $

2.) buy alternative fuel vehicles, save $ on gas.

3.) carbon reduction, well all this efficiency will nnot make as big of "footprint"

4.) renewable energy, solar, wind.....they pay for themselves

5.) recycle, its free.

I dont see a downside to any of this. Do you????????

Sorry Cindy, China has signed and ratified the Kyoto. Waaay back in 1998. We are one of the only countries that have not. We need to worry about our own country instead of constantly worrying about everyone else. Thats our main problem. Lets make an example of our country, and soon the others may follow.

Answer 6

I think most people are lazy

Answer 7

There is lots of money to be made by keeping the status quoe.    There is more money to be made by changing our ways, but by different people.   Those with the money now want to keep their money coming in and have the cash on hand to keep change from happening through misinformation.

Answer 8

You are a true believer, and it is hard to make you understand. You want me to do these things? Make them the cheapest and best way, and don't use taxes to do it.

Answer 9

KILL YOURSELF!   SAVE THE PLANET!

Answer 10

global warming means I can stop knitting sweaters right?

Answer 11

i think most people are lazy and dont really care for the environment.....they will soon realize that they should have changed there way of living when its too LATE......but those that do care are a step ahead and at least trying to change there way of life and helping the environment at the same time...

Answer 12

First of all, it is compact fluorescent light bulbs, not halogen bulbs.  Second, alternative fuels are an alternative and not necessarily better than gasoline.  Electric car batteries are extremely harmful to the environment when disposed of.  Ethanol is every bit as harmful as gasoline.  The water consumption of the corn needed is huge.  Aquifers will be drained to grow the corn.  Transportation of the huge amounts of corn has a huge carbon footprint.  Processing the corn also has a huge carbon footprint.

Algore hasn't stopped flying private planes, driving SUV's, and powering his small castle.  Why should I reduce my minuscule carbon footprint while he continues to have the carbon footprint of a small country?

Answer 13

sure you should care but there are not enough people who will. they have better things to do then worry about the environment like taking car of their families. You rich hippies need to get over it and global warming is a lie your leader hippie Al Gore made up!

Answer 14

Save our beautiful planet :DDD dont be lazy!!!