The Planet is Dying, would you give up your car tommorrow?

Question

experts have said that within 10 years the damage inflicted on the planet will become irreversable leading to ice age, climate change, famine death and disease - a regular Doomsday

what would you be prepared to do today to help save the species? join my revolution(lol) ? help ban all pollutants, or think 'i dont care - its my grandkids problem cos i wont be alive'!

do we take a stand now? or let nature wipe the slate clean again?

Answer 1

I don't think getting rid of our modern conveniences would do us good as a society- instead we need to develop new fuels that are better for nature.

I also agree that it is not likely we will destroy the world with these things, in fact if anything the world is getting better- the hole in the ozone layer is CLOSING and if it continues to close at this rate then it should be gone completely in 10 years. This will help protect us from climate change. Famine and disease is the governments faults- they need to find cures and distrubute the money better into research. Stop spending millions on building weapons to kill people, find cures for cancers, aids etc.

Everyone needs to do their bit- walk where you can, and if you want to drive- have an unleaded car with a low engine, not one of these huge petrol-guzzling 4x4's to drive to tescos in. Stop eating meat, recycyle EVERYTHING, even if your local council don't supply the special green and brown boxes, go to your local recycling unit and do it yourself. We can all do our part to help.

Answer 2

No because we live in a village 20 miles from where my partner works (there is very little work locally) and the public transport system is shite - he works nights anyway so by the time he has finished work all the buses and trains have stopped. How the hell is he supposed to get home? There is no train station locally either. That was closed down years ago, presuably as it wasn't profitable to run.

And no we can't afford to move to the city where he works because of stupidly high house prices down there (rent is even worse!!!) the whole reason we moved up here is because its the only place we could afford to buy a house.

If you or one of your rich hippy friends wants to a buy us a house right near where he works then be my guest.

Plus this country is so awful as regards weather, I don't fancy struggling on and off buses in the p1ssing rain or January cold with a new born baby. Its not all brown bread and cycling down little country road you know.

Poor old Planet eh? Tough luck and all that.

Anyway, climate change has been happening throughout the millenia quite naturally, what makes you think its all to do with man? The last time there was an ice age there was no "Pollution" around to cause it.

Get off your soapbox. Go and make yourself some wholemeal hummus sandwiches and try to think about the problems REAL people face not nice middle class little students like yourself. You don't know the half of it.

Answer 3

No, I won't give up my car. The planet may be heading for a mess but it'll simply shrug us off and start again, after all she was around before us she'll be here after us.

Its amazing how the eco bunch can be so hypoctical and change direction almost at will. they say we should have more bendy-buses in the UK so that people don't use their cars, thus saving the earth..but..a bendy-bus kicks out more pollution than a HGV. So how exactly was it going to save the world?

They had high temperatures in the past, long before anyone dreamed of the word global warming, they had plunging temperatures too before anyone termed global cooling. And how do they get from protest to protest? especially those in other countries or are we supposed to believe they walked?

Answer 4

It is hard to grasp my brain around doing something for the planet when I won't be alive. I want to do what I can to live in a healthy environment for me, which is now. If I can do that now, then the earth will be turned over to the future generations in a healthy living environment. There are so many opinions that say the earth goes through changes anyway, since it is a living organism and that global warming is part of the natural process. I would find it hard to give up transportation.

Answer 5

If I can give up the car for mass transit (trains, buses, subways, etc.) that goes by my home, I could live with that. If you'll wipe out mass transit (especially buses), there's no way I'm giving up cars.

Actually, global warming and cooling are taking place at the same time, in different parts of the world, so maybe it's not an environmental disaster! Come on, in the 60's they said there was global cooling. Now, it's global warming. Pretty soon, they might say global gamma radiation! What's with them?

Answer 6

The planet has been around for millions of years and has been damaged by asteriods and volcanos.

The single greatest source of polution is the evaporation of the ocean.

Thirty years ago, the same environmental extremists were sure a global FREEZE was coming and that the world would be so overpopulated that people could not sit down.

It is silly to think that mere man's inventions could alter the planet's climate.

Answer 7

I think something has to be done now.

I think banning cars is a little extreme though - espcially because the public transport near me is utterly useless!

I would be quite happy to car share though and would even save money on petrol if this was done, but my colleagues wouldn't do this. In my office there are 3 of us making practically the same 40 minute journey every day and I would be more than happy to take turns driving, but they like their own space in the morning. Untill some policy is put into place that people like this HAVE to follow, I think things are going to continue to get worse.

Answer 8

I gave my car up...
but I don't like going out much, if I do I use public transport...or caj a lift from someone going into town themselves.
I try to live cleanly, I think if most people tried and gave up using something bad, the earth would be given a stay of execution.

(Part of me says...let nature wipe the slate clean cus I dislike the human species so very much).
My souls from another planet you see :o) I long to go home,
and I prefer animals to people.

Answer 9

t is not dying.
engage Brain.
listen to David Bellamy.

I think I would kill to keep my car., like most folk, well Americans and Germans, and Japanese, and Koreans and French, in fact anyone with sufficient brain power to appreciate that the Car is the 2nd greatest readily available invention in the history of
mankind the Computer being the greatest, its a bugger trying to steer and type this at the same time tho

Answer 10

No, Because next I'll have to shut the power to my home, and shut the air conditioner in my office, stop using paper (to prevent deforestation) grow my veg's at home (to stop pollution of water by sprays) and raise goats for milk & meat (cows create too much methane, a hot house gas)
I'll tell you what We should do, grow endless forests in the desert the tropics and the colder climates to reclaim CO2, put a lot of money on research for non fossil fuels and alternative sources of energy, stop population explosion in developing countries, by force if neccesary, and save on energy.
We could also prepare to die, that's another alternative.