During our discussion today, I am so glad that Bill McKibben was mentioned. I am a huge fan of his and am a true believer in all that he has to say. I actually heard him speak in Washington, D.C. last February at the Forward on Climate rally and it was one of the most memorable experiences of my young life thus far. It was so inspiring to hear him speak, especially surrounded by over 40,000 like minded individuals; it is something I highly advocate for everyone to do. I think he is such a great model for the issue of climate change; he never set out to become a huge advocate for climate change, he just happened to become the voice of it because in all reality there was no one else.
More people need to see the dangers of climate change and though the percentage of people who believe in climate change has shifted to 70% (http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/Climate-Beliefs-September-2012) thats not enough.... Everyone needs to understand this serious problem so that we don't end up like the dinosaurs - quickly evolving to adapt to our surroundings or that we don't become the dinosaurs. We are such a smart species with highly varied accomplishments but its high time to look at all the environmental repercussions of our success and take responsibility. This is a global initiative that needs to happen, and in my opinion is not getting enough attention.
Abby,
ReplyDeleteHow would you propose that we give this more attention? What would make you feel that the issue of climate change is getting more attention? Once adequate attention for climate change has been made, what do we do about the issue at hand?
I think that a common problem in our world today is that we see an issue, and that we can point out how it is an issue until we're blue in out faces, but until the above answers are questioned, we can't move forward. I can acknowledge that slavery is an issue. The main populace acknowledges that slavery is bad, but once that is all acknowledged, how do we get rid of it. I think we all should take responsibility for out actions and the effects it has had on our planet, but I think to get something fully recognized and achieved, we need to come up with a plan and the answer of what next.