Is it possible to change our enviromental world before it's too late?

Question

And if it is possible, how can we go about that change?This last few weeks have shown us how fragile our earth has become.Yet no one seems to get angry at the entities responsable for this condition, of the world we all live in. If we don't stop this malignancy now,soon it'll be too far gone. Then what? Do we move to the moon?

Answer 1

The world's largest consumer of energy is the US. What dismays me is that even the outrageous gas prices don't stop people from driving excessively. If even 50% of the population would become actively involved in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels we could turn global warming around. I believe part of our global warming crisis is part of the earth's natural cycle. The other part is man-made. We do have control over our use and reuse of materials. We can insist that the government create wind farms, find ways of making alternate forms of energy more affordable for the average American (ex: solar power).

Answer 2

Fluctuations in global climate is something that is to be expected. It is something that is essentially unavoidable. Ignoring the influence of modern society, we are right on schedule for a major climate change. However, that being said the intense use of fossil fuels and other greenhouse emitting entities exacerbates the intensity and speed of climate change. Although these differences are rarily experienced in the short term, the long term effects of our actions could be costly. But, to more directly answer your questions:
(in order)
1) Yes, it is possible... to change our actions towards our environment, not our "environmental world" that would mean altering the Earth itself, we cannot undo what we have done, however we can begin to reform our actions to limit any further consequences.
2) We go about that change as we are currently. By slowly weening our industries off of fossil fuels, the leading cause of greenhouse emissions wordwide.
3)Then what? -> Rhetorical question.
4)No, we don't move to the moon as it is a) unsuitable for human life b)is a fraction of the size of the Earth and c) a bad idea to move to the moon.

So to conclude:
Try not to ask dumb questions in a rhetorical fashion, so as to facilitate political discussion via psuedo-intellectual phrases like "our enviromental [sic] world"(misspelled) and "stop this malignancy[sic] now"(malignancy misused.)

P.S. Al Gore's family owns a coal production company, hippie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Petroleum

Answer 3

Sure we can! Don't wait for somebody else to do it. By ourselves or with a group of friends, we can plant trees, flowers and volunteer to clean up roads. Just think how much more oxygen there would be on this planet if every human being just planted one tree!

Get a group together and cleanup streams, rivers, and parks. Check on companies who are emptying waste into the local water system. Put you garbage in receptacles instead of on the ground.

Stop smoking and urge the building of more fuel efficient cars.

Join organizations like Greenpeace and the Sierra Club and volunteer. Perhaps there are other groups in your area with which you could join forces.

Contact congressmen and senators about what concerns you in your own neighborhood and ask what is going to be done about it.

Talk to your family and think of ways that garbage can be reduced in your own home.

If you're in school, start up an environmental club that has projects on Saturdays. First of all, clean up the schoolyard and encourage the school body to not throw garbage on campus. Perhaps you can get a science teacher to sponsor you.

Change comes about from one person stepping forward and challenging others by example. Go outside, right now, and do something.

Answer 4

There are many charities that are making money and receiveing funds by scaring people. What you need to do id think globally and act locally.

If you really find yourself worried, look at the problem as a goal. Ask yourself, "What would I need to do to destroy the planet?" You will realize that the problem is not as impending as you are led to believe.

And worse case scenario, things woul dget out of hand and masses of humans would die and all of the factories and pollution would ebb for a while and "tada!" she'll heal herself up in no time.

Answer 5

No. many everyone appears to be like conditioned into wondering that, because human beings ate animal products in the previous to live to inform the tale, that we verify to proceed that practice - even even if we've the supplies to maintain a thoroughly healthful existence with none animal products.

Answer 6

Hard to tell. (Stephen Hawking believes we should be moving to space, and he's a lot smarter than I am. Maybe he's right.)

We were able to allow the ozone layer to repair itself by giving it a break. That was encouraging. But we're going to have to do something a lot more dramatic to "fix" global warming.

Answer 7

yea we could...but wut are the chances its ever gonna happen... all theses airheads arent gonna listen because they dont care if our world is ruined