I signed up for this blog action day thing to help focus attention on the issue of global warming. But really, what can I say that you don’t already know? The North polar icecap has reached an all time low this summer – 2007. Al Gore shared a Nobel prize for his efforts educating the public. Even GB himself has used the GW words.

Every public poll I’ve seen indicates that the majority believe global warming is for real and is being caused by human civilization. So kudos for awareness. But, carbon dioxide levels continue to go up. Not only are greenhouse gas concentrations going up but they’re going up at an ever increasing rate. I’m pretty sure that’s a bad thing.

So here’s my forecast: It’s going to suck. It’s going to suck soon. And it’s going to suck for some a whole lot more than it is for others.

But remember, what does not kill you makes you stronger. And hopefully this will apply to the human race as a whole.

In my opinion humanity is in it’s early childhood. You can see a whole lot of similarities between a bunch of children playing in a sandbox to the machinations of the United Nations.

I can’t imagine the world actually working together on something, like cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions, any more than I can imagine a bunch of kids spontaneously coming together as a whole to treat everyone fairly.

But kids grow up. And in the process small few of them gain the perspective to see that they were being childish when they were young and playing in that sand box. And they could have had more fun and been happier.

Hopefully humanity will suffer through the affects of global warming and come out the other side happier, healthier and wiser. Maybe we’ll grow up through the coming crises that are sure to arise.

I guess you could say that I’m pessimistically optimistic about humanities long term future. But the short term future is going to suck.

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My friend Collis Ta’eed of FlashDen.net, and many other sites, is organizing an event to help promote environmental awareness. The goal is to get as many people as possible to blog about a single event on the same day.

On October 15th – Blog Action Day, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind.

In its inaugural year, Blog Action Day will be co-ordinating bloggers to tackle the issue of the environment.

You can read more about it on the official site.

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