if we dont start then were done for search up for the glaciers today and they look terrible!
2006-12-31 05:46:37 · 7 answers · asked by tayler a 1 in Environment
yes, but you should also read the Michael Crichton book "State of Fear"...this is an excerpt: "when the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power."
That is the danger we now face. And this is why the intermixing of science and politics is a bad combination, with a bad history. We must remember the history, and be certain that what we present to the world as knowledge is disinterested and honest. "
Really interesting fact based book on global warming!
oh...& Happy New Year!!
2006-12-31 05:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by isis 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Michael Crichton is one person, who happens to have a forum to express himself not unlike a Hollywood actor. He certainly could simply be spouting the party line for all anybody knows...I read "State of Fear" and was disappointed in the way he used this forum to tell people that it isn't necessary to recycle/reuse or not pollute...and that Man is not the culprit...What is Crichton and other people are wrong...Big deal, we pass laws to eliminate waste and to recycle...it won't hurt anybody...it's a prudent thing to do...why do people have to cry that they have to rince the mayo out of a jar or save cans and put them on the curb...they give you the container as part of garbage collection...If everyone did just 10% of what they could, we might see a difference...It's just laziness
The fact is that scientists are predicting the Amazon will be savanna in 80 years, Greenland may be ice free, the weather patterns will shift making some areas drier. If Man is only responsible for even 10% of the increase, this 10% may take us out of cycle and be devastating...I would think an open-minded reasonable person would feel the same.
2006-12-31 06:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the question could be, why some countries don t do that since years ago?
to be honest, i don t understand why some governements are still thinking on that (maybe just one government). well, i must hope that, at least, that gov. is thinking on that, cross fingers :-)
experience in most developed countries and many countries in development shows that, in fact, it has no cost because root materials plus transportation is more expensive than reciclying processes plus shorter transportation (in most cases)
most cities have installed ways and devices to ease citizens recycling, most countries have changed industries, it costed money at the begining, but sooner or later all of them will have to change and accept new technologies and new ways of life
well, some countries do so weird things
2006-12-31 06:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by carmenl_87 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We should! The government needs to get on that ASAP. There are places where the recycling services are free (or tax-included). I think it should be like that everywhere. With the exception of scrap-metal, I would end up paying to recycle.
2006-12-31 05:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by CAUTION:Truth may hurt! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes we definantly should but some people in the world don't care and they will keep doing what they are doing, until we are on the brink of extintion. I think that something really big and bad will happen and it will start dominos and lead up to the destruction of the earth, but thats just me.
2006-12-31 05:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by faltov1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we need to recycle yes but not everyone will and so it is inevitable that we will screw ourselves and the enviroment.
and then we will cry about it then but for now it's not our personal problem so most people just go about their same routine.
but yes, it would be great if everyone recycled
2006-12-31 05:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes we should.
Too bad we didn't start hundreds of years ago.
Greed and needs are melting our glaciers.
Why we need 2 or 3 cars is beyond me.
2006-12-31 05:53:39 · answer #7 · answered by eeiryrapmetal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋