Global Warming and the Selfish Consumer

Dear Airbourne In-forums Readers,

I am often asked if I believe in Global Warming. Those who ask me usually hang off the edge of their seats as if the answer I am about to give will define my very stance on all things concerned with this matter. And they have every right to believe that, because it is true…my answer will define my stance. Here is the answer I always give them.

First I ask them out loud what global warming is. [That question is always rhetorical] I then follow up by telling them, that if by global warming they mean an increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperatures. My answer is yes. That is obviously going on around us. But, I also believe in global cooling. No, not the global cooling that Urban Dictionary calls the affects of the earth’s pollutions blocking the sun and forcing the earth to cool down, the global warming and global cooling I believe in are natural parts of the cycle of our planet. The same planet that has been around for over 4.5 billion years and gone through this cycle more times than in recorded history.

SO now that I have acknowledged Global Warming, the question that follows is; “Has pollution sped up the process?”

Well, I don’t know how fast the process takes place. I have never gone through the process before in my lifetime. Nor has anyone else who exists in my lifetime, or the lifetime before them. In fact the last recorded major climate change was something they called the “Little Ice Age” back in the 30’s. You know, back in the day before we had pollution like we have today. Before then there are three periods in the last 300 years where there is a record of major climate changes. Again, back in a period when pollution was not a factor in the formula. These recorded major climate changes are not proven to of been global however, which is understandable. Let’s fast forward to today.

I would like to now introduce Al Gore to all of you. The spokesperson for Global Warming who can only make assumptions as to what is going on right now in our lifetime. He has a few calculated facts that were presented to him and he ran with it. I don’t like the man, but I will agree with a few of his points. He is correct in saying our levels of pollution have greatly increased in the last 50 years. He is correct in saying we need to find alternative sources to remove our dependency on oil for transportation and everyday life.

Here is what his sheep never seem to think about though. What is the rate that the population on this earth is growing at? Let me throw some numbers at you. In the mid 1700’s there were about 791 million people in the earth [recorded]. That looks something like this; 791,000,000.

One hundred years later in the mid 1800’s we were looking at a number of about 1262 million people [again recorded]. That number looks something like this; 1,262,000,000. That is a difference of 471 million people in a hundred years.

Fast forward another hundred years and we land our self in the 1950’s, the time of the baby boomers [in America alone]. Now we see a number of 2,521,000,000. Getting even closer to the present we will look at President William Clintons last year in office. The number is now 5,978,000,000.

Today we are estimated to have over 6 billion people living on this planet. In less than 250 years we increase our population by over 5 billion people. Think about this. 5/6th of today’s population comes from a boom within in the last 250 years on a planet that is 4.5 billion years old. Now before you factor in technology, why don’t you factor in the creation of Co2 from 6 billion people? Let’s also factor in that we had to create the space for that boom in the population. So there goes a whole bunch of tree’s that consumed Co2 and produced Oxygen, so that we could create space to live.

Let me tell you what I think. Yes, the process called Global Warming/Cooling might have sped up. I have no real facts besides that I am born to the largest boom to the population that the world has EVER seen in 4.5billion years. The largest amount of Co2 that has ever been released into the atmosphere belongs to my generation.

So now we are concerned about our pollution. The pollution from our cars and our planes and our factories. We are concerned about our “Carbon footprint”, so we cut down the rainforest to create space to grow corn fields for ethanol. Truth of the matter is this. We as consumers are selfish. We care only about our own convenience and how hard that will hit our pockets. Most people buy goods that have been outsourced to countries that release high amounts of emissions into the atmosphere to save a dollar or two. Most people will scream for hybrid, but not for them to drive. No, they will drive their H2 and their big ford trucks. People only like the idea of saving the planet and leaving a clean carbon footprint…but they don’t want to do the one thing they need to do.

I am going to present a formula to the world. Here goes. This is what Al Gore and every other sleaze ball politician/activist should have done.

IF every 1 human being was to own ten plants let’s see how the world could be different. You ready for this. 10 times 1 equals 10. 6 billion times 10 equal 60 billion trees. Tree’s consume Co2 and produce oxygen. Funny thing I heard the other day was that humans consumer Oxygen and produce Co2. Funny how that works!

Mankind does not want to give up their technology. They will not give up their planes and their vehicles. Green cars are around the corner, but how green are they really? Fully affordable electric cars might be 20 to 30 years away. Fact of the matter is reducing our consumption of fuel will not solve this problem. The one solution for a brighter tomorrow for our generation and those that will follow [besides population control] is to control the population of our allies. Increase the number of trees. The government should take my tax dollars and plant 10 trees for every American. Maybe other civilized countries will catch on and do the same.
This of course is all just my opinion, and the last I checked I was an extremist.

Regards,
Jahrootz