Kyoto, global warming, smoke, mirrors, volcanos...all moot points. If people are causing global warming, then it can not, will not be stopped. Because people don't give up their rides for no one. They might give them up because they are forced to by circumstance, no money, no fuel, gun to head at the stoplight, to name a few examples, but they won't give them up because a hippy tells them too. Not enough of them will anyways. Thats how people are. NOT just americans. Latin america's car ownership is exploding, as is all of the rest of the worlds. And let me tell you, once you have a beat up second hand car in Columbia its only 1000 times better than the dirty ass diesel belching bus you used to take and you won't go easy back on the bus. My link to proof is personnel experiance in latin america over the last 20 years, and various news and industry reports on China and India. (google it if you want an acual story about it)
Besides, burning fossil fuel at a hellbent pace for over 100 years got us here, wherever here is... Releasing CO2 that took millions of years for the earths natural processes and lifeforms to lock up. Do you really think that anything we do is going to reverse that now? Even if everyone quit emiting ALL carbon yesterday it wouldn't mean squat. And like I said... people ain't gonna quit. Seriously, ask around, look around. A LOT of people don't give a shit. I mention global warming at work and get the blankest of blank stares. The sound of the beach can be heard as my coworkers head turns into a seashell at the mere mention of something changing the way they live or look at the world.
So go ahead and put up mirrors or not or buy a hybrid or fart in a bag so the methane don't get into the atmosphere, but whatever you do, realize that you are not going to change a thing. The bars already closed, last call bell has already rung. They just havn't kicked us out yet.
Besides, burning fossil fuel at a hellbent pace for over 100 years got us here, wherever here is... Releasing CO2 that took millions of years for the earths natural processes and lifeforms to lock up. Do you really think that anything we do is going to reverse that now? Even if everyone quit emiting ALL carbon yesterday it wouldn't mean squat. And like I said... people ain't gonna quit. Seriously, ask around, look around. A LOT of people don't give a shit. I mention global warming at work and get the blankest of blank stares. The sound of the beach can be heard as my coworkers head turns into a seashell at the mere mention of something changing the way they live or look at the world.
So go ahead and put up mirrors or not or buy a hybrid or fart in a bag so the methane don't get into the atmosphere, but whatever you do, realize that you are not going to change a thing. The bars already closed, last call bell has already rung. They just havn't kicked us out yet.