Wow - there's about 3 or 4 threads within this thread - getting harder to keep up!
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Originally Posted by cjmarsh81
Humans have had the ability to pollute the Earth for well over 600 years. I read somewhere once (sorry I didn't keep it) that sulphur pollution levels back in Roman times when they were making swords and nice chariots were on a par with current pollution levels, even more so.
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Well, to be completely correct, we've had the ability to "pollute" since the dawn of time... but I think you know what I mean when I say we've only had the ability to
really pump out pollution on a monster scale within the last century or so. We may have had some localised pollution of a specific sort in some place (like sulphur - I'll take your word for it), but I think that's not in the same league of what we're capable of now. The romans weren't technological capable of doing the same damage as millions of cars, coal driven power stations, mass production, etc etc etc....
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Originally Posted by cjmarsh81
There seems to be one recurring them in all the arguments however. Humans=Bad
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No, not really. More like Humans=="Bad
for the environment". Small difference, but an important one. I personally see most people as "good" - but not in an ecological sense.
Let's face it, from an environmental viewpoint, the earth really doesn't need us at all, and would definitely be better off without us - unless an asteroid comes in our direction and we need to send up Bruce Willis - then all those animals will be glad we're here!!!!
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Originally Posted by 1ponders
And this is something we can do now. Plant more trees. Help your local climatic conditions to stabilize and buffer possible future problems. Oh and of course they may even just help reduce some of that other stuff that's causing so much worry.  |
Damn! Before I got my telescope, I loved trees. But my place has a huge tree canopy which blocks out too much precious sky. Is it bad if I start wanting a freak storm to take them down?
