Priority or not? ( Archived) (24)

I believe it should be yes...but not on a small scale...tackle the bigger scale polluters like businesses and until that is done cutting car emissions and getting rid of straws isn't gonna really make a dent....

Well said

I have heard that this is a human caused issue but I hear other things that say different. I just have to wonder about the changes such as glaciers melting, etc and I feel we do have a problem, but what do I know.

I can understand that, it seems to be a fact but even if I can do a little something like recycle, etc. I figure it's not doing any harm.

That's quite a resume you have. I am very interested in learning more and more on this issue and that's why I created this thread. I like to hear everyone's opinions/comments. Maybe climate change is not THE most biggest threat.

Hi

I agree with you to a point. I wholly agree that as people of this Earth we should take better care of our environment. This is our home.

I know a couple who are having marriage problems. After 12 years of marriage one day out of the blue she tells her husband that she is unhappy and might want a divorce. He is shocked beyond belief to hear that she is unhappy. His exact words were .... I never gave it a thought that you are unhappy. We do things together and you never act that something is wrong. She then tells him what is wrong and what she needs in the marriage.

The point of this story is that 30 years ago we never gave a thought to our Earth decaying from plastic bags. I mean, you wouldn't have thunk that would ya? Now we know that all this plastic is a huge problem. It's just one example. We have been told how to fix the problem. Al Gore told you. He told me but I still keep using plastic bags.

My daughter is adamant about using cloth grocery bags so that she doesn't have to use the store's plastic bags. I commented that she still uses plastic bags for the kitchen garbage can. She says every little bit of plastic that we don't use will help to correct the environment. I wonder.

The plastic garbage in the ocean could be detrimental to our health if the fish eat it (reports have shown that they do) and we eat the fish. There are carcinogens in plastic. Plastic is made from the same oil that you put in your gas tank

I remember the days when we used paper bags for groceries, that pretty dress we bought in the store, our lunch that we carried to school, the candy we handed out on Halloween.

I am at fault when it comes to not using plastic bags because I don't want that chicken grease or that spaghetti grease all over my kitchen floor when I take the paper bag to the trash can outside.

I will try to be a better citizen and take care of the environment around me

Hey lady

I agree, something big has to happen but I still think that even if we try on a smaller scale, it couldn't hurt.