First of all I will state that I do believe that the Earth is warming. I also believe that man has made in an impact on the effects of this warming period. I also believe that regardless of what version of global warming you subscribe to, we should be conscious of how we treat our planet, its resources and the wildlife that inhabit this planet.
I agree here.
I don't think we'll kill off the planet, just make it a horrible place for humans to live and destroy millions of animals and their habitats.
Will the earth be alive long after we're gone? yes, i think it will take a helluva long time before we have the ability to blow it up and it will sustain life long after we've deserted it or it kills us off.
Do I think I will have to worry about global warming in my lifetime? No...but...didn't someone mention posterity??
basically...i think everyone should do their part to treat their planet, their country, their neighborhood, their friends, their family, their environment, their fellow creatures with respect and care.
The big Global Warming scare just takes away from the fact that we DO have an adverse effect on the planet we live on.
SOME people i've met that "don't beleive in it" really piss me off because they use it as an excuse. they think no matter what they do, it won't affect anything. they throw their trash everywhere, don't reuse or recycle anything, buy crap furniture that they throw away and buy again and again and again.
i've seen things change in my short life so far. i've seen pig farms turn rivers from crystal clear blue to **** brown. I've seen forests that i played in as a child that were full of deer and turkeys and coyotes laid to waste and replaced with condos and walmarts. and with the population continously on the rise, space is always getting more crowded, water becoming less plentiful, waste becoming harder to take care of, etc...
just don't be wasteful and stupid. reuse, reduce, recycle. stop frickin breeding so much. try the best to leave the world the way you came into it...hopefully a littler better off if you can.
all of this has nothing to do with global warming, of course. i guess i just don't care about global warming...i find taking care of our planet much more important for other reasons than a little (mostly) natural heat.