Save the planet one neighbourhood at a time.
Recently The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition was founded out of a frustration that an arguement that man-made carbon was not the leading cause of climate change is not adequatelyt presented. As expected, the Greens have hit back, saying the science proves man-made carbon emissions is the cause of climate change.
Quite frankly, I have no idea what is causing the current period of global tempature rise - I'm no scientist. I am extremely sceptical about the doomsday predictions of the Green Movement - based on the fact that world is still (on average) several degrees cooler than it was 1000 years ago during the medieval warm period.
But one thing I am certain about is that reducing pollution from burning fossil fuels is an excellent idea for improving my local environment. Having to put up with car exhaust fumes as I cycle to work or buses belching black diesel smoke while walking in the city is not fun. And the past few days of stillness (no wind) in Wellington has made it worse.
If the Greens want to stop carbon emissions they need to try and stop scaring us with global doomsday predictions and focus instead on providing a better living environment. The Greens need to stop criticising large industries for their pollution - making us all feel helpless about changing the environment - and focus instead on promoting easy things everyone can do to reduce emissions. Things like converting cars to cleaner buring fuels, keeping you car serviced to improve efficiency, considering hybrid vehicles, or to use Public Transport one day a week instead of the car for commuting.
A cleaner environment is possible, but the current Green approach of making us all accept radical change and blaming large, faceless companies and Governments we don't elect (like the US and Australia) for pollution makes us feel helpless and unable to make even small steps to improving our local environment.
No doubt some Greenies will disagee - but remember I'm an outsider and that's the way I (and many others) percieve you and your message.
Quite frankly, I have no idea what is causing the current period of global tempature rise - I'm no scientist. I am extremely sceptical about the doomsday predictions of the Green Movement - based on the fact that world is still (on average) several degrees cooler than it was 1000 years ago during the medieval warm period.
But one thing I am certain about is that reducing pollution from burning fossil fuels is an excellent idea for improving my local environment. Having to put up with car exhaust fumes as I cycle to work or buses belching black diesel smoke while walking in the city is not fun. And the past few days of stillness (no wind) in Wellington has made it worse.
If the Greens want to stop carbon emissions they need to try and stop scaring us with global doomsday predictions and focus instead on providing a better living environment. The Greens need to stop criticising large industries for their pollution - making us all feel helpless about changing the environment - and focus instead on promoting easy things everyone can do to reduce emissions. Things like converting cars to cleaner buring fuels, keeping you car serviced to improve efficiency, considering hybrid vehicles, or to use Public Transport one day a week instead of the car for commuting.
A cleaner environment is possible, but the current Green approach of making us all accept radical change and blaming large, faceless companies and Governments we don't elect (like the US and Australia) for pollution makes us feel helpless and unable to make even small steps to improving our local environment.
No doubt some Greenies will disagee - but remember I'm an outsider and that's the way I (and many others) percieve you and your message.
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