http://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends.html
1) Al Gore talks about how the polar caps are melting and what that is doing to the environment. There are more droughts and more fires because of this change in our environment.
2) Al Gore also shows two sides of the argument in this video as well. He shows how the coal companies are brushing off the talks of climate change as something that is minor. On the other hand, he shows the side of people and some businesses who are actually doing something about the climate change and the new approaches they are taking to save the environment and our planet.
Watching this video makes you wonder how important a dollar really is. Is making a dollar so important, that the destruction of your own backyard is secondary or in some cases it doesn't even matter? Some people say I love my kids and my family and I want to leave them a better world, but I wonder how true that statement is sometimes. If certain people really cared about their kids and their families they would take the extra step to make sure our world is livable for them in the future as it was livable for themselves growing up. How much information do people need to make a sound and reasonable decision about global warming? It amazes me that executives can take reports and data from their database systems and trust that information when it comes to making key business decisions, but when it comes to global warming some people fill the information is inaccurate or non-sufficient. Is it the information that is being supplied or is it the way of life and how the call for change will impact that way of life that is the real concern?
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Re: The visible images that represent global warming and the rise in methane levels, as noted from the Ted Talks video "Al Gore Warns on Latest Climate Trends"
ReplyDeleteWe need a community of thought to analyze the data collected, discuss the results and identify possible scenarios with recommendations for change.
The issue is so large that no single industry can adequately address it. The technological, economic, political, social, legal and societal impacts must also be considered to identify the tradeoffs between viable solutions.
Global warming summits are a step in the right direction, yet need to be supported by a community of thought, well-balanced decisions and action.
In line with this topic, a few days ago I read in Yahoo News that the USA food industry was depleting Australia's fish and we have now been sanctioned to "quotas". Good decision.
ReplyDeleteAlmost every week on the news we hear of bears invading residential areas because their food resources have been depleted. Some bears are now intelligent enough to let themselves inside houses. The authorities tag a bears ears if it has come too close to humans. If tagged more than twice, the bear is killed. How much more dangerous shall this get before everyone starts participating in preserving our environment?