Global Warming Essay
Tarah Pritchett
Mr. Garner
3AP Comp ESA
10 November 2014
Global Warming Essay The idea of global became prevalent when the world began industrializing. As the popularity of cars grew and industrial factories began to spring up the air quality suffered. The problem was not recognized because, aside from a few orange skies, there were no obvious effects. Although in this day and age we can see what global warming is doing to our Earth, there are still those people who believe that humans are too small to make an impact. Global warming is too often put on the back burner, and things that seem to be more important are made priority. However global warming is tied back to those things that seem to be a priority. The Earth is our home and should be put first. New York Times, Marjorie Connelly quotes Bernice Schneiderman, “Economic growth is important, but if we don’t take care of the environment, we won’t be here to enjoy it,” If we are constantly focusing on the economy or other issues, the Earth will get to a point when it is no longer inhabitable. Although this is a serious issue “31 percent considered global warming to be a natural phenomenon, and 10 percent did not accept the idea of global warming at all.” (Marjorie Connelly). Over forty percent of the population does not realize that our planet is in trouble. This percentage is very much so politically tied. “18 percent of Republicans did not think global warming was real” and “sixty-one percent of democrats said global warming was causing an impact now,”. Typically the conservative Republican Party tends to be an older group of people, while the Democrat Party is made up of a much younger group of people. Of course “those 65 and older expected to see no impact from global warming”, their time is short so they have no reason to care about the climate change. However interestingly, “Many younger people did, (expect to see impact from global warming) including 50 percent of those under 30.” It is the younger
Mr. Garner
3AP Comp ESA
10 November 2014
Global Warming Essay The idea of global became prevalent when the world began industrializing. As the popularity of cars grew and industrial factories began to spring up the air quality suffered. The problem was not recognized because, aside from a few orange skies, there were no obvious effects. Although in this day and age we can see what global warming is doing to our Earth, there are still those people who believe that humans are too small to make an impact. Global warming is too often put on the back burner, and things that seem to be more important are made priority. However global warming is tied back to those things that seem to be a priority. The Earth is our home and should be put first. New York Times, Marjorie Connelly quotes Bernice Schneiderman, “Economic growth is important, but if we don’t take care of the environment, we won’t be here to enjoy it,” If we are constantly focusing on the economy or other issues, the Earth will get to a point when it is no longer inhabitable. Although this is a serious issue “31 percent considered global warming to be a natural phenomenon, and 10 percent did not accept the idea of global warming at all.” (Marjorie Connelly). Over forty percent of the population does not realize that our planet is in trouble. This percentage is very much so politically tied. “18 percent of Republicans did not think global warming was real” and “sixty-one percent of democrats said global warming was causing an impact now,”. Typically the conservative Republican Party tends to be an older group of people, while the Democrat Party is made up of a much younger group of people. Of course “those 65 and older expected to see no impact from global warming”, their time is short so they have no reason to care about the climate change. However interestingly, “Many younger people did, (expect to see impact from global warming) including 50 percent of those under 30.” It is the younger
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