We Do, Indeed, Need a Wake-Up Call
It’s not easy to get an accurate read on Americans’ take on climate change.
Sure, most of us recognize that the theory of human-caused global warming is valid, but, no surprise, the subject is just another political football, where the entire right-wing has dismissed it as a hoax foisted upon us by the anti-capitalists, now ridiculed as the “woke socialists.”
Our future is threatened by readers like Jagger Schuster who notes: Where is it that hot? It’s like 80 degrees all week where I’m at, which is less than normal for this time of year for my area.
Jagger: Not every square mile of the Earth’s surface is hotter than it’s ever been in the past. Read up on this, please. And don’t end phrases with prepositions, though that’s a lesser matter.
To put this in context, 20% of Republicans is about 9% of all U.S. voters.
Bannon’s all over social media giving out investment advice. He says he sees rough going for the U.S. economy and recommends a precious metal deal of which he is a part. Incredible that anyone could possibility find him credible.
When we stand on a beach and look out at the open ocean, it’s easy to get a sense for the utter vastness there; it seems limitless, and thus perhaps impervious to the injuries we’re inflicting on it.
News flash: There are no subjects on which you’re not allowed to ask questions.
Imagine for a moment that your job is writing copy for the right-wing “news” outlets, and that you are continually bombarded with unfolding stories like the one at left.
Each one of us makes a difference. How we live our lives and do what’s right has a huge influence on the well-being of humankind.
Just as sustainability efforts on Earth aim to balance present needs with future generations’ well-being, space sustainability seeks to utilize the space environment to meet the current demands of society without compromising the needs of future generations.
If humans evolved from monkeys, then why do monkeys still exist?
