Week 1 assignment editorial blog entry

April 14, 2012
HUM 111

Global warming has become a great concern amongst many people throughout the world because people are finally starting to realize that through all this horrible pollution we are killing are planet more and more rapidly each and every day. According to ("Global Warming And Climate Changes", 2012) our planet is hotter today than it has been in two thousand years. If the current trends continue, by the end of the century our planet may become too hot for human civilization to live on. We (the U.S.) are driving these climate changes by burning fossil fuels, such as, coal and oil. Coal fired power plants are the one thing that produces the most pollution within the U.S. I admire what the Greenpeace organization does because they are trying to get factories/companies to stop burning coal and other fossil fuels and start a clean energy movement. I think companies need organizations like this to make them realize that their processes are really destroying our planet at a rapid rate and something really needs to be done to conserve some of the natural resources and not destroy our planet so quickly. Not only are America’s coal-burning plants destroying our planet, but they are also making our children sick, poisoning our waters and air, and killing tens of thousands of innocent people every year. Again, according to ("Global Warming And Climate Changes", 2012) over the next few years Greenpeace will be doing a few things to start the clean energy movement. First, Greenpeace will be joining local communities together to shut down dangerous, dirty coal plants all over the United States. Second, Greenpeace will be advocating for strong laws to stop global warming and get America on track with the clean energy movement. Third, Greenpeace will be exposing climate deniers and hold them publicly accountable for providing millions of dollars to lobby against climate and clean energy policies. Finally, Greenpeace will be kick-starting an energy revolution by advocating for clean energy solutions like solar and wind power. I think that what Greenpeace is trying to do is very moral and if I knew how I would be a part of this organization. I think that it is wonderful that there is a whole group of people that care enough about our planet to actually start an organization to get companies to change from all the pollution that they are doing to our planet to a more efficient and less planet destroying way to power and run their companies.