| Political Global Warming: A Waste of Time and Money |
| Written by Mimi Gibson | |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | |
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The political debates over climate change and pollution are getting nasty. I recently read a question in a blog asking if it is Al Gore stupid or Michael Moore stupid to believe in global warming. The arguments of the politicians have filtered down to the citizens. The attacks are getting up close and personal. With all the insults and name calling not much is getting accomplished.
The political debates over climate change and pollution are getting nasty. I recently read a question in a blog asking if it is Al Gore stupid or Michael Moore stupid to believe in global warming. The arguments of the politicians have filtered down to the citizens. The attacks are getting up close and personal. With all the insults and name calling not much is getting accomplished. The political arena has turned this very real issue into nothing more than a battle cry and the term "global warming" puts many people into a tailspin. What's really at stake is the health of our planet and our standard of living. It's time we stop worrying about the political bickering, stop wasting our efforts and hard earned money and begin dealing with the real facts. There is a natural cycle of climate change but these changes usually happen over thousands of years. When these changes happen more suddenly, it's usually because of a major natural disaster such as mega volcanoes and asteroid collisions. The increase in the changes that have happened in the last century or so began with the industrial revolution and the increase has been climbing sharply in the last few decades with more industry, more cars on the road, larger population, etc. These changes are man-made. I'm pushing 60 years old and have lived in the Dallas area, off and on, most of my life. I remember when we would have two or three good snowfalls EVERY winter. I remember when people with breathing problems didn't have to check the ground ozone level before going outside and I could walk outside without getting an "ozone" headache. I remember when being in a drought was a rare thing. I remember when, in most summers, it didn't get really hot until late July and August. I remember when tap water tasted good and there were never days when it was brown and smelly. There are people who grew up in areas where the air and water are now cleaner. That's because man-made fixes have cleaned up man-made messes. Although the city is now trying to remedy these problems, in the Dallas area it is quite the opposite. It's time to put the arguments over Al Gore and Michael Moore aside. These political arguments have delayed our efforts to clean up out planet. It's time for all of us to understand that going green is the practical thing to do and that it's a less stressful and more pleasant way to live. It doesn't matter if you believe in global warming or not. We all want to breathe clean air, to drink fresh water and enjoy good health. We must clean up after ourselves and stop our over consumption of products made by industries that dump toxins into our atmosphere and water supplies. We can increase our national security and create more jobs by not using so much oil and oil based products and switch to clean energy wherever possible. We can become healthier by not loading our bodies down with so many chemicals. We must stop dumping our messes into our neighbors' yards. No matter what our political ideology is, no matter if we believe Earth needs saving or not, we must see that political attacks and our attacks against each other get us nowhere. The fact is, going green saves money and that's something most of need and want. We must stop waiting on the politicians and make the small, inexpensive and free changes in our lives that can make a big positive impact on our environment and our pocketbooks. The Article Author: Postings about Politics and Global Warming, Ecology, Organic Ideas. my thoughts on the effects of Politics on Global Warming and the world we all must take care of |
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