Monday, November 19, 2007

brief

While global warming is such an important subject in todays world, there are few things to consider. Who is responsible? Since only a some individuals care about keeping our world green and few companies are willing to spend the extra time and money improving emission and waste control, the government is responsible. In my paper i will show many reasons with support showing that the government should take a stand on global warming because the general public and businesses have constantly shown an unwillingness. I will show a counter argument saying that how even though the government may be the one to help global warming, we the people can still do things to help and improve our environment. I will finish my argument by saying which candidates in the upcoming election show the most willingness and ability to help global warming.

Reason 1: The US is the second most emitter of CO2, behind chinahttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/jun/19/china.usnews

Reason 2: The government needs to impose regulations and laws. Limiting the amount of emissions, improving waste disposals, and improving technology will allow safer and fewer emissions. First, the right people must be elected in order to make a change, whether it be state or national government. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232219,00.html

3 comments:

sbard said...

The best way to deal with global warming is government regulation. Yet, this becomes complicated when you take into account the influence of oil companies on politics. If individuals and companies wait until the government passes legislation to reduce emissions, the effect on the environment could be far greater than if we all took action immediately.

MR. MILLION said...

I wanted you to point out the specific facts from Nick's brief that your side of the argument cannot accept, or at least takes a significant stance against.

sbard said...

Yes, the United States is the second highest emitter of Carbon Dioxide. But this fact does not address who is responsible for solving the problem.

I think everyone can agree with the second reason. The problem, however, is that the federal government has done little to pass laws regulating emissions. This, as you have stated, requires the election of environmentally conscious individuals. But when is this going to happen? It may be next year, or it may be 10 years from now. The point is that no one knows, so it is up to the individual and corporations to take responsibility and save the environment from disaster.