One of my pet peeves is individuals who deny that humans have a part in the changes we've been seeing in weather and climate. Many say the changes are natural and the actions of humans have no effect whatsoever. I have two things to say about that. First of all, anyone who grew up in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s knows how bad the air pollution got. It's almost surreal when I tell people that there were days when children were not allowed outside for recess or to play in back yards. The air was too filthy. The entire Los Angeles basin was filled with polluted air. The cause: human actions. Luckily, citizens realized this problem was human made and steps were taken to cut back on car emissions. Now, the air in Los Angeles is much cleaner than when I was a child. As the industrialized world grows, so do the number of cars and factories spewing pollutants into the air. Imagine what this is doing to the globe. If we take steps now, we might be able to see a global turnaround just as Los Angeles has seen. If not, the earth can change in unforseen ways, threatening our health, our crops, and other creatures on the planet.
Secondly, for those who deny that humans are causing the climate change crisis, what is the down side to taking steps to clean up the earth? Limiting how we use resources and keeping a check on pollutants are good things in themselves. Our health will benefit thus lowering health care costs. Wise utilization of resources will ensure that all the world can share in prosperity. Who can be against that?
Scientists have shown that we are definitely going through climate change. It's a shame that individuals are taking sides against the health of the globe based on what politicians say and which politicians they support. Having an open mind and taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint is a win/win situation.
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Great thoughts Cherie. While I'm not convinced of either argument regarding climate change, I completely agree with the fact that it can only be beneficial to take much better care of our planet's resources. At the end of the day it's a rather silly thing for followers of Jesus to get ruffled up about, stewardship of creation ought to be a no-brainer for us!
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I wrote the same thing about L.A. (I grew up in southern California)! I'm linking to your post in mine.
So true! I think the biggest turning point for myself was that talk I went to- 99% of climatologists agree it's human caused... only 6% of the media is reflecting this finding.... 94% of media implies some sort of debate.
so no wonder so many continue to think there's some sort of discussion going on!
The first time I saw smog was in Montreal- I honestly thought it was fog... (I was 22yrs old). My friends laughed at me... heh.
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