Two things stood out for me in the New York Times article.
1. We humans are the cause of climate change - or there is about 90% chance we are responsible.
2. The scientists are not confident they can predict how quickly this will affect us.
The glaciers and ice caps are melting much faster than the scientists had thought they would just a few years ago so the idea that they are far too conservative in their predictions greatly disturbs me.
And then there are those who think we should wait until we are 100% sure this is a crisis.
If you are in the 'maybe we should wait and see' group, please consider the following scenario which I think is very similar.
Imagine you are suffering pains in your left arm that are radiating from your left shoulder to your fingertips. You are sweating profusely at the same time. AND you are lucky enough to be standing in a room with 100 medical doctors. If 90 of those doctors said "OMG! You're having a heart attack! We need to get you to the ER ASAP!" and 10 medical doctors thought perhaps an aspirin would suffice and/or then offered to take you out for burgers and fries... what would you choose to do?
Please call your representative and ask him or her to address Climate Change as soon as possible. Ask them to support a carbon tax, so that polluters pay until they curb the carbon they spew into our atmosphere. Currently we pay the price with our hospital visits, damage to our homes due to larger storms, and with our children's and grandchildren's future.
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2 comments:
Great analogy! I can only add that I suspect that the student loans of the 10 medical doctors were paid for by lobbyists for the casket industry.
Hahaha! No doubt!
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