In today’s world, global warming is common knowledge to most people. Every day global warming gets worse. Some people in today’s society are eager to stop global warming because they are aware of the problems that global warming is causing to people and the Earth. Across the world, people know that industrial smokestacks are a big cause of global warming in today’s society. Some people believe that by ignoring global warming that it will not affect them, and that they can’t make a difference. Other people realize that it is important to take action, and try to stop global warming. People think of driving less, choosing energy-efficient appliances, and promoting renewable energy to stop global warming. In Michael Pollan’s essay, “Why Bother?”
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Author Sandra Steingraber talks about how human’s dependency on fossil fuels is harmful to human’s health. The use of fossil fuels is destroying the Earth and causing new diseases according to Steingraber. “When we light them on fire, we threaten the global ecosystem. When we use them as feedstock’s for making stuff, we create substances—pesticides, solvents, plastics—that can tinker with our subcellular machinery and various signaling pathways that make it run.” (745) Anna Lappé makes a different point in her essay. Lappé argues that people do not realize that some of the things humans are putting into the air are causing global warming. She argues that agriculture is a big part of how humans contribute to global warming without realizing it. “Agriculture is responsible for most of the human-made methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere, which contribute 13.5 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from animal waste mismanagement, fertilizer overuse, the natural effects of ruminant digestion, and to a small degree rice production.” (755) Unlike Steingraber and Lappé, authors Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams tell how they were the people who didn’t pay attention to global warming, not until they had children. “My evolution into a conservationist began as I worked as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs—and, more tellingly, when I became a parent. Like many, I struggled …show more content…
Author Sandra Steingraber argues that the fossil fuels humans are so dependent upon are harming the Earth, the animals on Earth, and the people on Earth. “Follow the first branch and you find droughts, floods, acidifying oceans, dissolving coral reefs, and faltering plankton. Follow the second branch and you find pesticides in children’s urine, lungs stunted by air pollutants, abbreviated pregnancies, altered hormone levels, and lower scores on cognitive tests.” (745) “Indeed, according to the most recent assessment, one in every four mammal species is now threatened with extinction.” (746) The author lists many new diseases that are coming from fossil fuels. “Chronic childhood diseases linked to toxic chemical exposures are rising in prevalence.” (746) Steingraber emphasizes that if people don’t take action to stop global warming now children’s disease will continue and the Earth will continue to get worse. The author argues that it is important to make sure we keep the world healthy for future generations. Like Steingraber, Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams agree that it is important to keep nature healthy for future generations. The two authors argue the importance of keeping nature healthy. Tercek and Adams explain that environmentalists love nature, and want to keep it healthy for future generations. “Environmentalists tend to love nature for its own sake, love being outdoors,
Author Sandra Steingraber talks about how human’s dependency on fossil fuels is harmful to human’s health. The use of fossil fuels is destroying the Earth and causing new diseases according to Steingraber. “When we light them on fire, we threaten the global ecosystem. When we use them as feedstock’s for making stuff, we create substances—pesticides, solvents, plastics—that can tinker with our subcellular machinery and various signaling pathways that make it run.” (745) Anna Lappé makes a different point in her essay. Lappé argues that people do not realize that some of the things humans are putting into the air are causing global warming. She argues that agriculture is a big part of how humans contribute to global warming without realizing it. “Agriculture is responsible for most of the human-made methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere, which contribute 13.5 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from animal waste mismanagement, fertilizer overuse, the natural effects of ruminant digestion, and to a small degree rice production.” (755) Unlike Steingraber and Lappé, authors Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams tell how they were the people who didn’t pay attention to global warming, not until they had children. “My evolution into a conservationist began as I worked as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs—and, more tellingly, when I became a parent. Like many, I struggled …show more content…
Author Sandra Steingraber argues that the fossil fuels humans are so dependent upon are harming the Earth, the animals on Earth, and the people on Earth. “Follow the first branch and you find droughts, floods, acidifying oceans, dissolving coral reefs, and faltering plankton. Follow the second branch and you find pesticides in children’s urine, lungs stunted by air pollutants, abbreviated pregnancies, altered hormone levels, and lower scores on cognitive tests.” (745) “Indeed, according to the most recent assessment, one in every four mammal species is now threatened with extinction.” (746) The author lists many new diseases that are coming from fossil fuels. “Chronic childhood diseases linked to toxic chemical exposures are rising in prevalence.” (746) Steingraber emphasizes that if people don’t take action to stop global warming now children’s disease will continue and the Earth will continue to get worse. The author argues that it is important to make sure we keep the world healthy for future generations. Like Steingraber, Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams agree that it is important to keep nature healthy for future generations. The two authors argue the importance of keeping nature healthy. Tercek and Adams explain that environmentalists love nature, and want to keep it healthy for future generations. “Environmentalists tend to love nature for its own sake, love being outdoors,