Global Warming Essay, Research Paper
This environmental crisis we face is the product of a crisis of
perception; we as a species can’t see that our actions will have
tremendous effects. Industrial societies typically have a history of
shallow ecological, reactive policy-making as opposed to deep ecological,
pro-active planning. With this tradition, how can we realistically expect
to survive in the years to come? Yes, perhaps we will survive this
threat, seeing as we have so many resources, but what will the quality of
life be like? And what of less advantaged nations who may not survive at
all The prospects of future generations being born into a world affected
by human-induced warming seem probable unless we act pro-actively as an
international community to examine how we contribute to global warming on
an individual basis.