Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Global Warming (the science, the economics)

People are generally aware that this is a issue. Some deny that its happening. Some may choose to accept it or ignore it. Others may choose to make it a big deal. While it has been shown to signicantly change the environment, the environment is constantly changing anyways. Yes, we are at fault for burning fossil fuels and putting mass amounts of carbon dioxide in the air, but maybe its fate. Its impossible to change the course of history. Had we known that we would create problems for ourselves by the excess carbon dioxide would we have done anything to stop the invention of the automobile? Global warming is an issue thats been debated for years. The debate mostly stems from economical issues, but that's the difference between science and economics. Science provides the facts that global warming should be helped. Economics says that changing the way people live, to rid of great big cars that burn lots of fuel and industrialization, is not a good idea. In my mind, science and economics have always remained distinct, but recently I've discovered that there can be overlap. There are pros and cons to accepting global warming and realizing that we all need to do something about it. There are those who will wish to remain ignorant, but for the rest of us who choose to try to help the issue there are ways that need to be discovered and put out there.

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