There are lots of disbelievers and naysayers when it comes to global warming. I am certainly not in possession of all of the facts. I also would not want to risk losing even one of the animals in the video. That's why I recycle and do all that I can to reduce my own impact on the environment. Not to say that I am a saint when it comes to such matters, after all, I drive a car, as does my wife. I don't think that anything is about becoming a zealot or a martyr to the cause. I do think that it's time we stepped away from our dependency upon fossil fuels - after all, we have to at some point anyway, right? My own wild theory is that other alternatives have been suppressed in the past to continue our dependency on oil due to the high revenue it creates for all involved in it.
I don't see the point of some people - why be wasteful and dirty needlessly anyway? Even if global warming is a myth - which it isn't. The Earth is most certainly warming but the debate rages as to whether we, as a species are to blame. Surely it's common sense to stop pollution as much as possible, whatever? Even if you think that it's a plot or scare mongering (think Millennium Bug here) as so may seem to. It's almost as if the mentality is: "They can't put one over me with this scam! I will be as polluting as I like!" LOL The very same mentality as I get with some discussions with my six year old daughter in fact!
After playing golf last week I went to the pub with my golf friends. As the evening progressed we started talking about global warming issues (something that should be categorised in the same way that politics and religion are in pubs - DO NOT MENTION!!). My friend is opposed to doing anything about becoming greener and says that he will not be green until China and India stop polluting and building fossil fuelled power plants. It got a little uglier then, as everyone else joined in and told him what an idiot he was being. To add fuel to the fire I asked him if he was going to get the round of drinks in or did we have to wait until India and China got them in first before he would go to the bar.
His point was this: what is the point of the UK doing what they can to curb global warming etc. when there are other countries, massive in comparison that do nothing - or seemingly nothing? It's a tricky issue. I am in the mind that if everyone thought like that then awareness would never grow. And awareness IS growing. Certainly it is across the UK. If it wasn't for more people embracing the idea of not trying to make a global impact but just looking after their own sector, their own lives and their own waste the world would become a cleaner place.
How do I turn one of my blog posts into a "sticky" post so that it always stays at the top? I see people do it on their Opera blogs but I can see the option
EDIT: Don't worry. I figured it out. Well, I went into the forums and searched found out how to do it. I was looking in the FAQ you see, and it's not covered - so I did look before asking, honest!
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