D_Martin van Burden
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The point that somehow got lost in all of this back-and-forth is that, whether we know all the facts to global warming, there isn't a damn bit with exercising strong and conscious environmental decisions.
I may not have a meteorlogical background, but I took an environmental ethics class taught by a vegetarian professor. I could give up red meat, but I like chicken too much -- and even if I can't give up meat entirely, I can exercise thoughtful choices about the meat I do eat. I'm willing to pay a few bucks for "free-range" or "cruelty-free" meat, and I'll scout around for organic stock, AND I refuse to eat veal... and I try to stay away from McDonald's while I'm at it. I made these decisions because I was willing to look at a range of material on the subject, even with conflicting views. The fact is, you need a lot of information whether you agree with it all or not in order to make a more thoughtful choice.
Maybe every issue that deserves a little more thought and reflection on our behalves isn't always so heavily intertwined with a political agenda. As much as I want to knock Bush upside the head for making some dumb environmental moves, I'd like to think that I would care about these same issues even if a Democrat or a Green guy were shoving those platforms in my face.
I may not have a meteorlogical background, but I took an environmental ethics class taught by a vegetarian professor. I could give up red meat, but I like chicken too much -- and even if I can't give up meat entirely, I can exercise thoughtful choices about the meat I do eat. I'm willing to pay a few bucks for "free-range" or "cruelty-free" meat, and I'll scout around for organic stock, AND I refuse to eat veal... and I try to stay away from McDonald's while I'm at it. I made these decisions because I was willing to look at a range of material on the subject, even with conflicting views. The fact is, you need a lot of information whether you agree with it all or not in order to make a more thoughtful choice.
Maybe every issue that deserves a little more thought and reflection on our behalves isn't always so heavily intertwined with a political agenda. As much as I want to knock Bush upside the head for making some dumb environmental moves, I'd like to think that I would care about these same issues even if a Democrat or a Green guy were shoving those platforms in my face.