A panel of the world’s leading climate scientists and gov’t officials is reporting that momentum is finally building across the world about the global warming crisis… but they also report that the problem is so huge, it is not really “stoppable” at this point. We can only hope to make it less severe. However, since the climate change effects are going to be so dramatic, we absolutely have to make every effort to curb the problem at the highest possible human level. To not act would be, as South Africa’s Environmental Affairs Minister said, “indefensible.” Even with this latest report, which the Bush Administration has reportedly praised, the U.S. is still not agreeing to mandatory emissions cuts – saying that the desired cut-backs can be achieved through reliance on new technologies to curb greenhouse gasses and decrease the burning of fossil fuels. That’s great and all, but if you read the article about the report, it’s crazy that we’re still “allowed” to not take stronger action. We continue to effectively do nothing but allow selfishness to reign supreme.
