Why Should WE Make Sacrifices to Offset Global Warming? (Part 3)
By: Arnold Bock
www.MunKnee.com
The world’s 6.7 billion people have been swamped in recent years by a virtual tsunami of non-stop publicity conveying the universal theme of imminent environmental disaster. We have been told almost daily that calamity can be averted only if we immediately demonstrate our good sense by doing whatever is necessary to halt the rise of man-made greenhouse gases. Cited as the primary villain is a naturally occurring substance known to all as carbon dioxide which is also created by burning fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal.
Many of us have cheerfully assumed and accepted enormous amounts of guilt because of our role in contributing to the apparent surplus of CO2. Because of our altruistic values, sense of responsibility and good intentions as stewards of the environment, we willingly do whatever is necessary to preserve planet earth. In spite of driving gasoline powered vehicles and consuming electricity generated by coal and natural gas to perform the myriad tasks of our daily lives, we have enlisted as loyal foot soldiers committed to a transcendent and enduring belief in Mother Earth.
The sacrifices we make by altering our comfortable lifestyle and accepting reductions to our living standard are therefore justified. We feel as virtuous as Mother Teresa was tending to the dispossessed in the streets of Calcutta. Saving Mother Earth is a cause, indeed a belief, which transcends in time, scale and duration anything else that is part of the routine of daily lives. This mission comprises beliefs and dogmas such that it parallels religion in many respects.
Why Should WE Make Sacrifices to Offset Global Warming
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