| "The earth has a fever." This was a statement from | | | | be collected from multiple climate environments to |
| Nobel Prize winning documentarian, Al Gore. | | | | assess the actual temperature variances. This is |
| Increasingly the view of mankind by mankind is that | | | | something that has not been factored into the |
| of intruder. In many ways it would seem that we are | | | | current Global warming theory. |
| the earth's enemy and our very existence is | | | | In was noted in 2007 that efforts in the UK to |
| depleting the earth of resources that could keep an | | | | reduce the impact of their human population on the |
| environmental balance. | | | | environment did essentially nothing to actually help in |
| Global warming is the belief that the temperature of | | | | the effort. For every action there is an equal and |
| the air nearest to earth is consistently rising. Droughts | | | | opposite reaction - we've all heard that before. The |
| are blamed on global warming and new products are | | | | 'action' was regulation to effect a positive change in |
| constantly being developed to help lessen human | | | | CO2 emissions. The 'reaction' was no change in spite |
| impact on perceived climate change. | | | | of increased man-hours, new regulations and general |
| Electric or hybrid cars are thought to provide the | | | | compliance. |
| best example of how we can reduce carbon | | | | Would further restrictions stunt technological |
| emissions that are said to be harming the earth. | | | | advances? There are those who believe global |
| Every day children are learning about global warming | | | | warming is much ado about nothing and remain |
| in school and some are even taking their parents to | | | | alarmed that so many changes are being enacted |
| task for habits that may not be viewed as | | | | based on a theory with no long-term supporting data. |
| earth-friendly. | | | | They are also alarmed that the regulations that are |
| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were slowly eliminated | | | | already in place are having very little impact on a |
| when it was discovered that chlorine in this common | | | | perceived problem. |
| chemical compound might be responsible for ozone | | | | Add to that the fact that 2007 was the coldest year |
| depletion in the 1970s. That in turn caused many to | | | | on record for the 21st century and you can see why |
| believe the hole in the ozone was causing the earth | | | | some believe that the term 'fever' might have been |
| to warm substantially. Obviously global warming | | | | used prematurely. Some may even wonder if man |
| sounds a clarion call to environmentalist, but politicians | | | | has less control over environmental change than we |
| and the education establishment have also embraced | | | | would like to believe. |
| it. | | | | I'm certainly not advocating that we act irresponsibly |
| Research tends to support the idea that humans | | | | with our natural resources, but from a scientific point |
| have less to do with climate change than livestock | | | | of view it is irresponsible to extrapolate an extremely |
| and other animals, yet this is rarely discussed in the | | | | costly plan of action from data that does not |
| global warming debate. You should know there are | | | | support the action. |
| those that believe the theory of global warming may | | | | From a logical point of view it makes perfect sense |
| be less dramatic than the aforementioned fever. | | | | to replace deforested land with new plant life that |
| For instance there is no hard scientific data to | | | | can convert CO2 to oxygen. It makes sense from an |
| indicate a long-term warming trend. Where some | | | | economic point of view to decrease gas consumption |
| would espouse the belief that oceans will rise | | | | as gas prices rise. From a health perspective it makes |
| dramatically as icebergs melt the actual short-term | | | | sense to reduce emissions to assist in the decrease |
| data indicates an air temperature increase of less | | | | of health issues. However, when the data doesn't |
| than a degree. | | | | support the theory it is either time to adopt a new |
| Additionally there are those who would request data | | | | theory or at the very least face the facts. |