1. Do you think the current American environmental policies and efforts to address climate change have been sufficient in addressing the problem? Do you think politicians view climate change as a serious issue? Should it be a big issue? What further policies do you think should be implemented?
2. Do you think life on this earth (not the cities and cars, but the oceans, lakes, forests, nature etc.) will be any different for you children? Grandchildren? Great grandchildren? Do you think the policies made today will affect the earth looks like in seventy years?
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I am positive life on earth will be drastically different for my kids and their kids and their kids. All the cars and cities, our human civilization, is only going to keep expanding and taking over more of the natural world. So yes, the policies we put in place now are only going to become more essential to the survival of the ever shrinking natural world.
I kind of picture, in the far far future, the whole planet eventually looking like Manhattan Island, completely covered in concrete and metal except for small designated areas such as Central Park.
2) I think that our earth is ever changing in the fact that with what is going on in today's world with the climate crisis that the world will be different for every generation. I look at the world as an organism of its own proportion. It will adapt to everything that is going on around it. What we are seeing is it adapting to to everything else, not us changing it. No one can know what the world will be like in 70 years but i can tell you that it will be different whether we notice it or not.
Dashiell Kramer
2) I sure hope that the earth is better off for my children when I die. The problem is that I can only do my part in making the world a better place. Neither policy makers nor I, will be able to force people to be "green". I still bag groceries for people who want double plastic. They justify it by saying that they need the bags for their dog's droppings or for their trash cans...whatever. My point is: if the people want to adapt, they will. Forcing them through policy, will only breed rebellion. I only have control over MY actions. I can only trust that the future generations of my bloodline will be as careful as I attempt to be concerning climate control.
2)I absolutely believe that the earth will be very different for my grandchildren. I remember growing up in Newbury Park, thinking maybe 10-12 years back. All that Newbury Park was, was a few stores, houses, and a bunch of horse ranches. Almost everywhere you look in Newbury Park now that is a building or store, was once a natural open field, or a horse ranch. We are constantly changing our landscapes, and I know we will continue to. We are constantly growing, but the earth isnt. It isnt a very good looking equation.
2) I think life on this Earth will be greatly different for our grandchildren. I completely think that the polices made today with affect what the Earth looks like in seventy years. If the government passes more regulations and "green" bills, then the environment could look close to what it looks like now. But if the government ignores these bills that would help the environment, then the Earth will look drastically different...for the worse. Air quality could be a lot worse, the Earth could be less green and look more like barren land and city. This is why we need to focus on policies to help save the environment before it is too late.
Sadly I do think that the earth that my grandchildren will grow up in will be nothing like the one I grew up. I feel as if we have already done so much irreversible damage that I can say this with confidence. Along with the damage we have done to the earth because of our emissions, just development in general over time will make the earth different. It seems like every time I look around there is a new building going up, or a new parking-lot, if this continues how much of out original earth will be left? I am certainty hoping that the polices that we are making today and tomorrow will affect the earth in seventy years. Im hoping we will see more eco friendly cars as well as other eco friendly products.
Kirsten Nilsson
i think that life on this earth is going to be very different withing the next few generations. i think that our climate will be on the rise causing more natural disasters. if good affective policies are made within the next ten years or so and we convert over to alternative fuel that are not harmful to out atmosphere, this problem can be turned around. i also believe that the longer we go without changing, the longer and more disastrous the process in which the earth converts back will be. in my opinion, the atmosphere will take one hundred times longer to change back to its original state that it did to get it here with the accumulation of carbon dioxide.
Chris Johnston
Yes, the Earth will be far more depleted in the years to come. People keep expanding and using more and more resources. I think as we inhabit more land, we will gradually disrupt the order of things.
Sorry if this shows up twice - I tried to post it already but I guess it didn't go through. Anyway, I think things will definitely look different environmentally for our children and grandchildren. Like one of the articles said, there are some effects that we've had on the environment that just aren't reversible. Also, there are people who believe that the global warming we are seeing now is just part of the earth's natural temperature cycles. I don't believe that that accounts for all or even a large part of the consequences we are beginning to see, but it's a view to consider. I think that if we are really dedicated, we can keep the earth fairly green, although it will never look like it did before the Industrial Revolution, etc. I picture something more structured, maybe with requirements set for a certain acreage of national parks/preserves or something (set by the states? federal government? not sure). Or we could just ignore what's going on and it will end up looking like Manhattan, as someone said above...
Allison Wachtel
2. I think that lakes and rivers will look different when my children or grandchildren are adults than they look now. I am unsure how much our environmental policies can change the reality that climates change overtime sometimes killing off wildlife. I believe Darwin said something about different species adapting over time. Adapting to what, a constantly changing environment.
2. I think that when my children/grandchildren are here the earth will be a lot different enviromentally then it is today. Even though they have placed new regulations it still wont stop the Enviroment from getting somewhat worse. Especially because so much damage has already been done. Whether "global warming" is truely a real thing or not, it is a fact that the temperatures are changing all around the world, and thats changing the enviroment. So, I believe it is very safe to say that everything will be much different when they are around. I hope its just not a lot worse.
-Jordana Bradburn
America is not doing all they need to prevent global warming. Look at prop 7 that just got denied on the Californian ballot. It just seems like the problem of global climate change is becoming a serious issue and being the world leader we need start catching up to other countries in trying to prevent this problem.
2. I think the earth has been much different for me than it was for my parents growing up so I think the same concept will go for my children grandchildren etc. Will it be better? That is going to depend on what we do as a society to either better our earth or further destroy it.
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