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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Whether you believe in global warming or not isn't the issue for me. In my opinion it can't hurt to change one's lifestyle a little and become greener. I haven't driven a motor vehicle of any kind to get to work in 18 years. I've replaced several bulbs in my home with the longer-lasting more energy efficient ones, I installed water displacers in the backs of the toilet tanks many years ago in my house and rental property, I use an electric mower, have had the house insulated inside and out, I recycle, and I am walking and biking now more than ever. It's a start anyway, but I'm sure I am greener than most.
The question is, how green are you? |
I agree on most thing you stated, and I am wondered by your positive green behavior.
You all must know its not just about global warming, this issue is much more complex. The root of the problem is the huge increase of greenhouse gas emissions lately. Did you know that WATER is a top greenhouse gas? The effect of global warming is desertification. The effect of devastating the jungles are the same. The population of Earth is growing. It needs more food and clean water. More desert: fewer places to plant crops. Global warming should be a normal process but the human activity is boosting it for sure and this can be very nasty in like 20 years from now.
If anyone is leaving adult ever, I suggest to invest in food or water industry because of the growing need is already increasing the prices and it will continue steadily for a while.
We can argue some more but for me its very simple:
Do you want your kids to grow up and see forests and nice green environment or you don't care and shit into their future by polluting the planet to death?
A lot of dutch webmasters here, they must know its no joke, they have to be top-notch in water management to keep the water out with exceptional dams and whatever? One-third of NL was under was a century ago [these are now called "polder areas"]? Imo even the low chance of getting flooded could make 60% of the dutch people shit their pants : if water is coming inside 60% of them have to move, because they live
under the sea level :P
If you're interested and don't know about this, read about
Kyoto Protocol.
Besides the food and water problem we also face energy addiction problems. Tank gas or use any kind of energy at home or anywhere is most likely related to pollution: producing the energy the "usual way" comes with different kind of pollutions: we have to take care of nuclear waste of the nuclear plants and energy made of coal is the cheapest but most polluting form of energy source. China does coal mining and most of their energy is made of coal. When you mine coal, you have to mine it when its dry, therefore you need to install tons of waterpumps near that zone, and they are sucking out the pure and clean water seriously damaging the stocks (right now in Kuwait the clean water is more expensive than petrol). Plus pumping the water out of a huge zone for 20-40 years (the lifetime of a coal mine) makes all green areas to run dry as well [haha I was researching this exactly in NL in 2005 as an ERASMUS student
].
Again, you can give a fuck, but if you care at least a bit please a bit more environment friendly. If you don't know whats that take a day out and eat some mushrooms outside in the summer sun in a park for example. It will convert you for sure ;)