by Lisa Luff

Created on: April 02, 2008

I've been thinking about this whole climate change issue for some time now and I have taken in all the facts, the angles and the lies. When will we as 'the human race' ever get it right?
To ask yourself If global warming is a hoax, I think we are in sad denial!

Al Gore presented us with a body of evidence. He then elected to share the DVD 'An Inconvenient Truth' with the world. Slowly but surely we 'the Australian people' began to see the error of our ways. John Howard was not elected and instead we appointed Kevin Rudd who's policies, though they may not be entirely radical, Prime Minister of our fair country. He's appolagised to the aborigional community & faithfully signed the Kyoto Protocol. Can you see how the minds and hearts of the Australian people are now swaying?

Okay, so here are the facts!
The Earth's surface has warmed by 0.7C within the past 100 years. There has been an increase in heatwaves, warming of the lower atmosphere and deep oceans, fewer frosts, retreat of glaciers and sea ice and a rise in sea level during the 20th century of approximately 17 cm. Many species of plants and animals have changed their location or the timing of seasonal activities. A few degrees of global warming will lead to more heat waves and fewer frosts. Global average sea level rose by approximately 17 cm during the 20th century. And there's so much more going on that I can only mention a few.

If Global warming has an excellorated effect, If everything the scientists predict happens faster than what they are predicting, then we have big problems!

Not only do we have the environment to worry about, but we are running out of oil. What do you think the hike in oil prices is about? No oil, no car, no food, nothing. So when the oil runs out and the birds start falling out of the sky, it's already too late.

So what can we do? In a perfect world I'd give you radical answers like: Stop driving!
But here's a few things you can actually achieve!

1.Save power, save money, save the planet.

2.Water, paper, metals, glass and plastics are all examples of manufactured products you can
avoid. The manufacturing of these generates greenhouse gasses.

3.Consider the environmental impact when buying a home or vehicle. How much fuel does your car use? Can you use solar power in your home?

And there is so much more we can do. Just do a search, read an article, watch the news but try to stay objective. Your the future and so am I.

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