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I think to a degree Alz is right, the earth does go through cycles and some of it is that. I also think we contribute to it though. Its a combo of both.
Thats said i dont think the solution to it is as simple as some climate protestors would think it is. Do you want to stop buying things made in polluting factories (thats almost anything including the computer or phone you are posting with). Do you want to walk or ride a bike everywhere because cars are the biggest polluter on the planet? At this stage electric cars are no less polluting than petrol cars, because most people plug the things into fossil fueled electricity to charge them, so they do pollute, just less directly. Nuclear power is actually the cleanest power source, but nobody wants to live near a nuclear power plant so they will never be everywhere and replace coal or oil power plants.
Its a losing battle because the more we improve things to reduce pollution, the more we breed and bring it back up again. We used to be a lot more polluting per person, 50+ years ago. But now there are a lot more ppl which offsets the reduction is what i mean.
I also dont think the situation is as dire as some people would have you think. No the earth isnt going to end in the near future if we dont change quickly.
Thats said i dont think the solution to it is as simple as some climate protestors would think it is. Do you want to stop buying things made in polluting factories (thats almost anything including the computer or phone you are posting with). Do you want to walk or ride a bike everywhere because cars are the biggest polluter on the planet? At this stage electric cars are no less polluting than petrol cars, because most people plug the things into fossil fueled electricity to charge them, so they do pollute, just less directly. Nuclear power is actually the cleanest power source, but nobody wants to live near a nuclear power plant so they will never be everywhere and replace coal or oil power plants.
Its a losing battle because the more we improve things to reduce pollution, the more we breed and bring it back up again. We used to be a lot more polluting per person, 50+ years ago. But now there are a lot more ppl which offsets the reduction is what i mean.
I also dont think the situation is as dire as some people would have you think. No the earth isnt going to end in the near future if we dont change quickly.