I don't know where you're getting your information but I've read far too much to agree with you when it comes to matters of such importance.
We're not talking about saving the planet - that will survive with or without us. To throw out a bunch of statistic about how the earth has survived is to confuse the issue. What we're talking about is saving US. Humanity. We need to take care of our home. It's foolish to think that we're invincible and can just do anything - willy nilly - with no consequence.
While you're correct that there are extreme sides on this issue, I don't see how taking care of our environment could be seen as extreme while allowing corporate interests to rape it is not.
Also, I'm too optimistic to believe that all we can do is try to adapt to a worsening situation. There's a lot we can do to make this world a better place if we choose to do it. In this case, standing up against corporate interests is a good start: consuming wisely and using less for instance.
That is, by the way, FAR from the far, far left. (Though if custodial care of our world is "liberal", I don't know how the so-called "conservatives" can sleep at night.)
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DJ,
I don't know where you're getting your information but I've read far too much to agree with you when it comes to matters of such importance.
We're not talking about saving the planet - that will survive with or without us. To throw out a bunch of statistic about how the earth has survived is to confuse the issue. What we're talking about is saving US. Humanity. We need to take care of our home. It's foolish to think that we're invincible and can just do anything - willy nilly - with no consequence.
While you're correct that there are extreme sides on this issue, I don't see how taking care of our environment could be seen as extreme while allowing corporate interests to rape it is not.
Also, I'm too optimistic to believe that all we can do is try to adapt to a worsening situation. There's a lot we can do to make this world a better place if we choose to do it. In this case, standing up against corporate interests is a good start: consuming wisely and using less for instance.
That is, by the way, FAR from the far, far left. (Though if custodial care of our world is "liberal", I don't know how the so-called "conservatives" can sleep at night.)
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