| On February 2 2007 a group of scientist from | | | | community for not doing enough to curb green |
| around the world at a global warming and climate | | | | house gasses. More gas guzzling automobiles are |
| change summit in Paris announced that global | | | | being introduced in China every day than any |
| warming is in fact happening at an alarming rate | | | | other country in the world and the demand for oil |
| and that humans are at least 90% to blame due | | | | in China's bustling economy is huge. |
| to emissions from using fossil fuels. They went on | | | | It is apparent that oil and gas consumption is the |
| to say that a world of change is needed in order | | | | core of the problem. We have the technology |
| to curb global warming. The scientist also says | | | | today to go completely green with electric or |
| that no matter what we do now, global warming | | | | hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. There are also ways |
| will probably continue for centuries. | | | | of producing green electricity to power our |
| The major emitters like the United States, | | | | homes. |
| Canada and Great Britton are not in accordance | | | | Governments around the world need to act now |
| with the Kyoto accord largely due to economics | | | | to save our planet even if it means plunging the |
| and the environment will continue to get much | | | | global economy into a depression. This is why it is |
| worse if the governments around the world do | | | | so difficult for government to cut green house |
| not take drastic action and make plans to cut | | | | gasses. Look at Canada's economy. We have |
| green house gas emissions by as much as 1/3. | | | | about a 3% growth rate. But if we take oil |
| Prime minister Steven Harper of Canada has | | | | producing Alberta out of the equation our growth |
| already said that cutting green house gasses by 1 | | | | rate drops to less than 1%. |
| 3 is next to impossible and that complying with | | | | Oil and gas is fueling our economy and the world. |
| the Kyoto accord is not possible economically. | | | | Oil and gas is fueling our global warming woes. We |
| China one of the fastest growing economies in | | | | need to make a choice now. Our climate, or our |
| the world is being blasted by the international | | | | economy. |