tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36450690.post5072819249738720695..comments2010-04-26T15:43:42.289-06:00Brad Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092813621298493447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36450690.post-76128845774882493102010-04-26T15:43:42.282-06:002010-04-26T15:43:42.282-06:00Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Frankly, I've never thought to compare the entire planet and all its inhabitants to those Gerbils I had in fifth grade. Interesting thought though. I do agree with your Lion King reference and the analogy to the "Circle of Life." This has proven to be quite a thought provoking topic!Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092813621298493447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36450690.post-5298760068649218822010-04-26T13:29:32.530-06:002010-04-26T13:29:32.530-06:00Global warming - A term that undoubtably stirs feelings of concern, skepticism and anxiety among other things. The bottom line is that we’re right to feel all of the above. We should be concerned. The planet is our habitat and without it life ceases to exist. I think we can all remember when we were kids and took our first shots at a fish tank, turtle or colony of sea monkeys. If you’re still following me I think you will agree that without heavy adult supervision (which some of us never got) our beloved pets died sooner than we would’ve liked. What was the cause? Forgot to feed them? Clean the water? Balance the Ph? Whatever the “end” cause was it was likely a food supply-chain or environmental catastrophe that was the culprit. How many aquarium pets did we have that truly died of natural causes or old age? Be honest. The fact of the matter is that we rely heavily on our environment for the sustainability of life. We learned about the fragility of life when we were all very young for a purpose and the lessons continue to haunt us as adults when terms like “global warming” are tossed out there. But what can we do about it?Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04315104041316167993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36450690.post-80480499764286798022010-02-22T10:24:00.992-07:002010-02-22T10:24:00.992-07:00I agree with you there needs to be some environmental regluations followed by companies, and individuals (car emissions, etc.) and believe each state ought to enact laws that are in accord (or tougher) with Federal guidelines. I think this is important for our health, and the health of our children and our grandchildren. I think we should have clean water to drink and fresh air to breath. I just don't think these regulations should be put in place because of some misplaced fear that without the regulations there will be "Global Warming" and the ice caps will melt. We are talking about two different things here.Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092813621298493447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36450690.post-16603203091904019822010-02-22T10:04:45.818-07:002010-02-22T10:04:45.818-07:00The problem with the false reporting on the global warming research is the momentum to combat the causes (or now, potential causes) will stall or, even worse, fail. It's already happening. The fact that major gas companies and even States are pulling out of agencies and committees established to clean-up and prevent future pollutants should be a warning sign to everyone. This is going to end up being a bigger problem in the long run. The fact the research may be inaccurate doesn’t mean companies now have a free run and can do whatever they want. There still needs to be some type of regulations to keep the cleanup going and the environment safe from future problems. You may be right about the global warming issue but I now think we have more of a crisis then we did before.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02939476886538915853noreply@blogger.com