Global Warming We Can Stop It
Humans are being blamed for global warming. We have created the greenhouse gases that are causing global warming. We have created holes in the ozone layer by burning fossil fuels and everything else. The simplest solution would be for every person living in the world today to plant a tree. Trees are natures "Air Scrubbers" they absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen in return. Although carbon dioxide is not the major factor leading to global warming the increase in oxygen into the atmosphere will help to dilute many of the carbon monoxides, sulfur and others. Over the past decades with urban sprawl and the deforestation of the Amazon trees have been cut down at alarming rates. I would venture to say the rate of deforestation worldwide and the rate of global warming would run very close to each other. I constantly read articles on conferences and scientific studies on the atmosphere debating who's to blame and causes but no real solutions or steps are being taken. We continue to build new homes striping the land of all the trees.
By burning fossil fuels we release carbon into the atmosphere that has been buried deep in the earth for millions of years. This has increased the carbon. Burning of coal has increased carbon and sulfur levels over the past decades. We have decreased the number of trees at the same alarming rates.
Our Governments legislatures have helped with regulations in air quality for factory emissions. Factories today in the US are putting fewer pollutants into the air but it is not enough. Many manufacturers faced the with overwhelming costs for meeting these regulations have closed their US plants and opened in China or third world countries with little of no regulations for air quality. Thus in a sense we are defeating the purpose. Third World Countries welcome the factories because it means growth for their economy as it undermines ours. What a web we have woven in just a few decades.
As a "Baby Boomer" the largest generation of consumers I can remember back in high school how we were going to change the world. We were the generation that was going to make a difference! Well we have. We didn't start the process, but we have allowed it to continue and grow at alarming rates. We sat back and enjoyed the best lifestyles of all times. We drive gas guzzlers most often bigger than our first homes. We have built homes that could house several families and cleared the land to build them. We have enjoyed what our great grandchildren will never see. We must join in efforts to stop the global warming while there is still time. The most obvious solution is to plant a tree.