[ninty]

Sorry to say this, but to those of you who said "i'll be long gone" are, in my opinion ignorant, and are exactly why we're in the position we are in. I lose a lot of respect for those who say things like that.

You do realize that this is our home, right? Humans live here. Should we not respect the place that has given us life? Should we leave something hopeful for those generations after us, instead of a piece of garbage that cannot be fixed?

Perhaps I should have posted this article as well:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common ... 63,00.html

Let me summarize:

[quote:f9d52]In 10 years or less, they predict, the catastrophic point of no return may be reached.

...The researchers calculated the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, after which the 2C rise will become inevitable, and say it will be 400 parts per million by volume (ppm) of CO2.

The current level is 379ppm, and rising by more than 2ppm annually – hence the 10-year prediction.[/quote:f9d52]

So unless you're going to die within the next 10 years, it might be "your problem."