Why it Doesn't Matter if Global Warming is Happening or Not

Think man is making the earth hotter, and that we'll destroy ourselves if we keep going? Or do you think that nothing we do can actually effect the environment? While I tend to side with the former (just because, you know, science) let's explore the possibility that this is just a cycle and we're in no danger. Whew! Guess we can keep shitting in our own back yard huh?

Here's why we should curb emissions and explore alternative energy anyway.

It will be worth it. Its that simple. Even if we see no dip in temperature at all, never worrying about the air you breathe or the water you drink will make up for it. Yes it will be expensive. Yes it will take sacrifice.But someone will have to pay it eventually, even if just to ensure we aren't suffocated under our own smog. Why can't it be us? Why can't we quit being selfish assholes for long enough to start? We have the opportunity to be known as the generation that started it all. That took the plunge for the future of our species. I hear a lot these days about how unfair it is to burden our children with our debt. Fair enough. Why then is it acceptable to burden them with our waste? Its not, of course its not. Still, burying your head in the sand is much easier than taking responsibility, isnt it?

As for the alternative energy, the main argument I hear about all of it is that it either does not work as well or is too expensive. Great. Who cares? Investing in alternative fuel is just like curbing emissions. We know our oil and natural gas will disappear eventually. We know this beyond a shadow of a doubt. So how stupid is it not to test, and try, and roll out every alternative you can think of? The answer is, its self-evidently stupid.

This may not be your problem. You will probably be dead before it becomes an issue. Your descendants will not be. It is up to you whether they remember you with pride for having acted, or as the selfish jerks we all try so hard to be.