I thought I would
participate a little bit on this subject accepting the overwhelming majority of
the scientific community’s belief that there is global warming and that it is
at least partially caused by humans.
My first solution is for
individuals to review their use of personal vehicles and find ways to reduce
consumption of gas. Wherever possible
one should walk, ride a bike, use public transit or travel efficiently. If you can car pool that is terrific, if you
can’t then declare a car free day once a week (more if you can). There are dozens of other suggestions with
respect to household use of electricity and gas, recycling and so on that I don’t
need to regurgitate here.
One other aspect that I
really believe needs more attention is the potential for people to assist in
generating clean power by way of solar panels and windmills. The trouble with this is that the cost is
extremely high for what the power they are collecting can produce without first
putting it into the grid. The problem
here is that the grid is privately owned by greedy utility companies who refuse
to fairly compensate these individuals for the power they can put back into the
grid. The bottom line is that government
allows private enterprise to be unconscionably greedy to the detriment of the
greater good.
It seems incredible that
human greed can ultimately be the cause of destroying a planet. Despite some 5 billion people on this earth
the mass cannot stop the 1% of 1% going towards destruction. How strange is that? And when earth is desolate who will be left
to ask “was it worth it”?
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