Environmental Blathering Bad for Environment
“When those who tell me the environment’s a crisis start acting like it, I’ll listen.” –Glenn Reynolds
Another example of those true words was the recent ClimateStock ‘07 in Bali. Jetloads of concerned environmentalists descended on the Pacific playground and began wringing their hands over how bad things are for Mother Earth. Now why should I care about what these people are saying we should do? Simple. I don’t believe they have a clue what’s wrong, if anything, with the environment.
*holds up hand* Wait a sec; I’m not saying we should all go out, buy the dirtiest, least-efficient monster truck for our daily commute. I believe each person does his or her share to keep their environment clean. “Leave only footprints,” as the motto goes. I do not believe the earth is spiraling towards an eco-disaster an that Man (chiefly Americans) are to blame.
My disbelief is only bolstered when I hear the supposed enlightened of us on this matter are jetsetting to a place like Bali to talk about it. When they’re here:
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trying to tell me how to live my life, when they could have all met over WebX, conference call, etc., then I don’t believe they take the supposed threat that seriously. So why should I?
Add in the story on how much it took to air-condition the rooms in Bali, and I really think these people have a case of “let them eat cake.”
Prove it to me with a good scientific analysis, void of hyperbole, emotion, supposition and politics. I’ll listen more, then. Till then, I’m doing my part, chiefly out of economic concerns, and I’ll expect the jetsetters to do theirs. Oh, and to just shut the hell up for a while. That ought to save on CO2 emissions.
