Environmental And Economic Argument

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Once again we come to the scene of an environmental and economic argument. I think it is demonstrated on the news and in many scholarly settings. I liked the contrast in options offered in the two videos that we witnessed in the video. The opinion held by a majority of the democratic community is that the earth is on the fast track to self-destruction, and anyone who denies this is inhibiting the world of opportunity and time to heal is selfish and immoral. On the opposing side the republicans view the democrats as a having an agenda, which ultimately feeds their need for funding for environmental research and projects. Global warming, also known as climate change, is the platform that republicans associate with the liberal agenda.
Will voluntary actions, undertaken at the individual level, be more likely or less likely to bring about significant reductions in greenhouse gases such as CO2?
I think that when large amounts of people come together for a common cause that change is made. The bigger question in my opinion is, how much change will be made? I personally feel that we as a global community have done a poor job at maintaining the cleanliness of the earth, and in recent years have done a better job of trying be lest wasteful and more clean in our disposal
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America is by far the leading voice in the fight against greenhouse gasses and in support of green living options. Other countries consider global warming but do not seem to be making the same effort to fight against it. I think that people like the idea of helping the world, but very few are willing to commit to the change and give up the unnecessary luxuries. I think that Americans often feel guilty about the way of life that we as Americans enjoy. However, we are all accustomed to the life that we live and are not very willing to give up the needs that we have, and we will continue to use the energy that is required to support our

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