tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469657.post4079048001025526237..comments2023-10-26T04:23:39.504-04:00Comments on Castle in the Clouds: The Sky is FallingKrista Heiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954380095591232526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469657.post-77552196575725444002008-04-24T07:38:00.000-04:002008-04-24T07:38:00.000-04:00I think you need to define "we". If "we" is the hu...I think you need to define "we". If "we" is the human race, I think we can still make a difference, but it will require some sacrifice -- we need to stop buying so much stuff, especially when what we have still works; we need to switch over to existing energy-efficient technologies; we need to make a bigger push toward alternative fuels.<BR/><BR/>The problem, though, is that "we" is often environmental scientists and concerned citizens. Large corporations have a vested interest in keeping things as they are now because they want to keep their profit margins high. Most of the public is more concerned with owning stuff and their own personal pleasure than they are with future generations. It seems like the cycle would be really hard to break.<BR/><BR/><BR/>One thing to be aware of with the cycle of global warming and cooling is that a one degree change is supposed to take (something like) a million years. We've experienced a one degree rise in about fifty years. That's the reason for the panic -- the problem is that, to the average person, one degree doesn't sound like much.<BR/><BR/>My wife attends a Bible study, and she told me they had a conversation about when the government proposed a bill that would phase out "regular" light bulbs in favor of the newer halogen ones. Some of the ladies there were indignant and said they should have the right to use standard light bulbs "because they're brighter" (which isn't true). That attitude worries me more than global warming does. If people aren't willing to make tiny sacrifices to keep the earth inhabitable, what happens when we're surprised by a giant meteor and we need to sacrifice all of our fuel to send rockets at it to alter its course?Matt Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195421522018439531noreply@blogger.com