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dc_dux · 09-05-2008, 02:42 PM

I'm all for taking personal actions to lessen your "carbon footprint" (I hate that term). I do it myself.

But it takes policy at a higher level to have any real impact.

IMO, Cyn's comment - "I'm not egotistical enough to think that we can "save the planet" - is a distortion of the general view of many scientists, policymakers and lay people who believe that human activities spewing tons of greenhouse gases into the environment every year contribute to environmental degradation, including having some impact on climate. No one expects to "save the planet"...just make it a little more livable for our kids and grandkids.

That kind of dismissal makes a great Exon talking point.

09-05-2008, 02:42 PM	#31 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	I'm all for taking personal actions to lessen your "carbon footprint" (I hate that term). I do it myself. But it takes policy at a higher level to have any real impact. IMO, Cyn's comment - "I'm not egotistical enough to think that we can "save the planet" - is a distortion of the general view of many scientists, policymakers and lay people who believe that human activities spewing tons of greenhouse gases into the environment every year contribute to environmental degradation, including having some impact on climate. No one expects to "save the planet"...just make it a little more livable for our kids and grandkids. That kind of dismissal makes a great Exon talking point. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 09-05-2008 at 02:45 PM..