Does Climate Change Really Matter?
| October 20, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
As I have said before I live in a part of the country that is very right wing and very religious. I also grew up in and I’m still apart of a right wing Christian family. I’m not saying anything is wrong with being these things. Some of the people I love the most in this world are Republicans (heck I’m still registered as a Republican) and most people in my life are Christians (I’m a Quaker).
But the point is around here a lot of people don’t believe climate change is real. While I believe climate change is very real, I have a hard time seeing why it matters.
Sure climate change makes me a bit more worried about our future. BUT so many issues at hand can not be debated so why not focus on those? Pollution is very real, I have never heard someone debate that (I’m sure someone has though). We have a cement plant that pollutes our town. We have higher cancer and asthma rates than most small towns. My family for one has a lot of asthma, most of us have it.
We are wasting time debating why to clean the planet. I don’t think people who believe climate change isn’t real want a dirty planet. So why aren’t we all doing our part?
I have heard from some Christians that they aren’t because Jesus will come back and the planet will be destroyed anyway. If you believe that, that is fine and good but do you really want family and friends to have health problems while waiting? Want to live in a dump? And I would think you would want to welcome back Jesus with a clean home not a dirty dump of a planet.
The most common thing I hear from people is that they just don’t want to. They don’t want to spend anytime or money and they don’t want to do anything that would put them out in anyway. I’m sorry but isn’t that a bit selfish?
Sure we can’t all put solar panels on our roof, mine doesn’t have any but can’t we all turn off a light when we aren’t using it? If we would think past ourselves it would sure help.
When I turn on a light I think of the coal power it is using, which is polluting someones town where the plant is, the coal is killing people in Appalachia, and all the other pollution and pain that comes with coal power. I know not every ones mind works like mine, I’m thankful for that (can you say anxiety!). But can’t we all think of others, at the very least those we love?
When you buy a fair trade product you are helping someone have a better life. When you buy local you are helping a farmer. When you buy a natural product you are keeping harmful chemicals out of your body. When you turn off a light you are saving you money and polluting the planet we all share a little less.
So debate climate change all you want, that’s fine but stop wasting time and letting our planet turn in to a giant dump.
