Thursday, April 26, 2007
Ethics and the Environment
This post is mainly for my Theo 351 class, but it does raise larger issues about how truth and agreeement are reached even on a scientific issue. After watching this, do you agree that some industries could intentionally try to confuse and blur issues so that people continue to use a lot of gas and coal?
We know that global warming, or as folls now say, global climate change, is a big potical issue. But what about the ethics of it all? Do we have an obligation to cut down on our consumption? If so, do you see that happening? Are people, are YOU, more conscious about how much gas you use, about not littering, about how much energy you consume?
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I believe that global warming is a very real thing and though it is probably impossible to stop it altogether, there are things we can all do to stop it. There are many things we can do to help our environment in general. For example, using less water and gas. I try to carpool as much as I can and try to limit my driving as much as I can. If everyone pitches in, it is not too late to help the earth.
The world is a deceiving place, so of course industries are always in competition and trying to make the world look as if it's a certain type of place that it necessarily is not. I think we all have a duty to take care of the environment, so each have a personal resposibility to take care of the place we live
Angela says: There are many, many different things that I do to help out. Especially in the area of recycling, of course with all the kids to do this for it is a pack-rat's dream home.
This was one of my favorite classes this year. Although everything we talk about is relevant this was the one topic I genuinely felt I could do something small and make a large difference. This is definitely the one teaching I have started to slowly incorporate into my daily life by turning off lights and such in my apartment.
Stewardship for the earth is one of our Christian values. Of course, there's very good reason for that. Genesis 2:15 says, “God put man in the garden to cultivate and care for the garden.” We are here on earth not to enjoy and abuse it, we are actually here to protect it, according to Genesis.
You also have to be aware that pollution and harm to the environment is a problem that is being taken care of. Since 1970, Americans have cut releases of air pollutants by more than 50 million tons. If you put that many tons into dump trucks lined up bumper to bumper, they would stretch all the way around the world. Furthermore, it would take 20 of today's new cars to generate the same amount of air pollution as one mid-1960s model car. We are headed in the right direction when it comes to stewardship, we just need to remain faithful to this cause.
-statistics from foundation for clean air progress
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