I Have Found the Solution for Climate Change!
Who Knew! You thought this was a difficult solution? If it’s hot outside, turn it down. If it’s cold outside, turn it up!
Did you hear the one about the scientist who wants to cover the Earth with sulfuric compounds to block sunlight so the Earth’s temperature will be lowered to slow global warming? I did, read it for myself on Yahoo news!
Well, if that doesn’t scare you, nothing will. Once upon a time, I was sure they had been doing everything they could to reduce sulfur compounds since the 1970’s. Shows what I know. I guess it would be a good idea, except for the acid rain (sorry, site has a lot of ads) that could potentially kill off plant life, create more asthma in people of all ages. Oh, and don’t forget everyone who has solar cells (that already don’t work well for most of the world) will be less useful or maybe even not work at all. BUT, HEY! At least we can be 1 to 2 degrees cooler in the summer, and maybe even get nuclear fallout like snow (think frozen acid rain) in winter. Wow, what a plan! Try to go to EPA.gov. Apparently, they don’t like visitors. I was unable to go onto the site. epa.gov.clean-air-act.
I said that to build up to my solution for this ongoing problem. So here is the answer.
Don’t buy anything that is made with plastic, and whatever you do, stay away from products that involve diesel fuel in any part of the process! Yes, it is that simple! You can thank me later when the air clears up.
As sarcastic as it may be, it really is that simple. Although I don’t see anyone rushing out to scoop up seeds, candles, chop firewood, or buy a bicycle to get around after everything that is convenient ceases to exist. Our modern culture is so hooked on “the easy way” that if global warming is real (Oops, we are heading to climate shift. Summer is almost over. Sorry, my bad), we either created it, or will have little effect in reversing it until our dependency on anything “easy” is eliminated (don’t see that happening anytime soon). Just think of how much waste we could eliminate if our food came in fur, or a leafy wrapper, instead of in, or made of, plastic! I would be out of a job! My little corner of the world consists of around 45,000 people in my county, and we all produce around 160 TONS of trash DAILY! I see it all, all year (and this is a small community).
So, the next time you buy that new something, ask yourself, “do I want to do my part in saving the planet? Or do I want a new item that makes my life “easier”? The choice to ruin the planet is literally going to be “in your hands”! I don’t mean that figuratively, whatever you buy has consequences on a global scale (especially if that item came from another country). While you may think I am some tree hugging (choose a political side here), hippie, I am not. I do believe that there are limits to what is humanly possible for the body to handle from pollution of any kind. Just look at the cancers, obesity, and all manner of other chronic health problems. Do you really think using electric vehicles will do anything to lower those numbers? (If you said “yes”, then I can’t help you, or change your mind with any readings in my blogs). I fully enjoy jumping into my 20 plus year old car or truck, cranking up the engine and comfortably motoring to my next destination (although with the cost of gas my destinations are primarily necessity). If someone could produce an electric car with some sort of style (not just a bubble on wheels), I still wouldn’t buy one. I am waiting for the car that runs on rainwater (think that was a joke? Technology exists that can make it a reality).
In closing, some of the ideas out there to “curb the effects” of global warming, climate change (shift), or whatever new hip term is used for the way humans are destroying the planet, are seriously asinine! Take this with a grain of salt, turn on a light, talk on your cell phone while driving that “new fuel efficient” auto to the grocery store where the food is “always fresh everyday”! Maybe even stop off to buy a new piece of furniture that is made in Ch*** to go with the new rug from Ind** that matches perfectly with the curtains from Taiw**. See where that road will take you since most people can’t produce what they need, as it is a lost art to make or grow something yourself!
