The fact that the major polluters don't care about the people who live on the coasts and islands is just one more indication that anyone could become "collateral damage" at any time. "We couldn't stop polluting, you see, because the internal combustion engine helps a lot of people live the lives they're used to. The coasts submerging is the price we pay".
It is a well-published fact that the water levels are rising, that the coast of Greenland is breaking up, and that island communities are submerging. But instead of treating this as the emergency it really is, and ceasing all pollution in order to reverse (not slow down, reverse) the effects of the past 100 years, they discredit and fire scientists who publish these findings, and then continue to deregulate pollution as much as possible.
Argh. Back to the drawing board, which consists of me trying to use my A/C and car less frequently (it get's horribly muggy in DC, and it's less trouble to take my car places).
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Date: 2006-08-29 06:53 pm (UTC)It is a well-published fact that the water levels are rising, that the coast of Greenland is breaking up, and that island communities are submerging. But instead of treating this as the emergency it really is, and ceasing all pollution in order to reverse (not slow down, reverse) the effects of the past 100 years, they discredit and fire scientists who publish these findings, and then continue to deregulate pollution as much as possible.
Argh. Back to the drawing board, which consists of me trying to use my A/C and car less frequently (it get's horribly muggy in DC, and it's less trouble to take my car places).