I am not a big fan of this day because I think that people don't value it or that people act responsibly on this one day but then dont for the rest of the year. I am a proponent of doing what you can to save the environment. I believe in global warming and I think that it is real. We should do everything in our power to prevent it. However, If it is as bad as the IPCC says it is then chances are it is inevitable. Personal actions to prevent it can make a big difference even if they are merely symbolic. One person may not make a difference but everyone acting together would have a profound impact on the entire world. We as an industrializd society consume way to much energy and abuse our priveledges. We become beholden to the Saudis for our oil. We need to get our fix or we begin intervening on our struggle to keep the war machine going. We strive to exert imperialism to keep our lifestyle going and to maintain the status quo.
In closing I think that we should all think locally and make decisions with the environment in mind.
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