Political Incompetence, and What We Can Do

I found a video on Youtube of Al Gore speaking to Larry King on the topic of global warming. The interview's over a year old, but the discussion is still pertinent.

The Chinese character for "crisis" is a combination of the words "danger" and "opportunity." Gore sees the climate crisis as an opportunity for the citizens of the US to come together to take a stand against global warming and compel our politicians to do the same. In America, our political viewpoints are so scattered and diverse, and the friction between political parties so great, that we cannot really hope to be a united or truly effective force in the environmental debate.

A Road Map

Recently, the world's been in an uproar over the climate. The United States and Europe have acted differently in light of these recent environmental concerns and controversies. Their approaches to the issue of global warming can be attributed to the economic goals and perspectives of the two regions. Differing political and cultural values in the U.S. and Europe are responsible for the different economic motives behind the two regions' actions in reponse to global warming.