What are existing or possible roles of environmental and special interest groups in contributing to or solving global warming?
Global warming is a global problem not local problem. The only way to solve this problem is to lower down the carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the atmosphere. According to the reliable data, the amount of CO2 level is increasing significantly for the past few years. This is the major deal for all human kinds in this world.
The earth atmosphere is covered with thin vulnerable ozone layer. The term global warming occurs when the sun radiation comes in and warms the earth, most of them trap inside the earth due to green house gases. In the past, scientists foresee the danger of green house effect and warned the possibilities of outcomes, but people fail to react on those warnings. It is human nature to take time to response. As the result, there were a lot of Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons hit and cost billion dollars damages. Floods, drought and forest fire are also occurring around the world. Human activities this will lead to significant climate change to this century.
There are several factors that environmental and special interest groups can make the best of it before the nature is going crazy. First and foremost, coal consumption should be controlled. It is not an easy job but perusing the governments will be more effective. To make the world better place, fuel efficiency has to be reserved by switching to alternative energy sources (bio-fuel, solar, nuclear, wind turbines). New technologies can replace gasoline vehicles to renewable power or electric vehicles. On the other hand, electric cars are quieter and cleaner to operate. This is a duty of environmental interest groups to pursue the follow citizens by switching alternative energy used machines. For long term effect, the world population has to be controlled. Human population is increasing rapidly for the past few years. As for the result, foods, water and natural resources are in high demand.
New strategies to be developed to reduce harmful effects. Nowadays, people are more and more aware of environmental friendly houses. A good engineer will design houses with energy efficient windows and install compact fluorescent light bulbs. On the contrary, it is a responsibility for a good citizen to reduce garbage by recycling or buy products form, companies that are trying to reduce their impact on climate.
In conclusion, this is time to speak up about the global warming and wake up everyone to take part in this event. The only chance to secure the future is doing the right things and move forward. Appropriate actions need to be taken urgently.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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I think those environmental or special interest groups only can educate the pubic or persuade the Government to take the environmental issue into consideration.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Fuming that some of your ideas like limiting coal consumption can only be undertaken by the government. However, I agree with you that these groups can do a lot to pursuade people to live more sustainably. Gore's video did a lot to make the public take global warming seriously which in turn made politicians take it more seriously.
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