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COMM 3030 - Communication and Social Responsibility
Global Warming
Posted posted by Sherie Comish @ 1:25 PM
Global WarmingYou would think being an avid diver I would be especially concerned about Global Warming. After all, it is likely contributing to the world-wide decline of reefs. However, I seem to want my cake and eat it too. I have no interest in taking public transportation (have you seen the people waiting at the bus stop? Scary!). Downsizing my house seems too painful. Consume fewer goods? Hardly! I do not think that I am alone as my attitude seems to be fairly representative of American society.
Now before you beat me with a stick, I am only semi-serious. Global warming is an issue I take seriously, but it seems the problem and the solutions are complex. Some proposed solutions simply present an additional set of problems. For example, switching to alternative fuels. Two recent articles pointed out switching to growing corn for ethanol has driven up the price of corn, making food more expensive for developing countries. A second article stated that the production of corn ethanol makes global warming worse and contributes to water pollution because of the fertilizer the farmers are using. It makes it hard to know what I should do.
Do I want to make changes to reduce my carbon footprint? Not really, I like my life. Should I change? Yes. Will I? Probably. I have made a goal of identifying one small step I can take and have committed to purchasing blocks of wind power. I know I need to do more, but at least it is a start.
