Journal bellus quies's Journal: Letter to my Senator 2
Dear Senator/Representative.
There is a concern that is on my mind that seems to have been overlooked by the Senate/Congress. (As it seems like the current administration are just errand boys fulfilling the interest of Big Oil.) And that concern is of reducing Greenhouse gas emissions. It is a problem that is affecting the American people gravely as shown by the numerous natural disasters form last year. And I desperately hope that this year the Gulf Coast will be spared from further tragedy.
I'm trying to do my part as I've been saving up to purchase a 70 MPG scooter to for my daily commute. Just a small effort on my part now, and I plan on making further personal decisions with always taking into account the effect that I have on the Earth's fragile resources. Even more so now after I've seen Vice President Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth.
It is the duty of every human being to take the necessary action to allow future generations to thrive by understanding the far reaching effects of our actions now. And that includes taking a hit in the pocketbook if it means saving the planet for our children and our children's children.
Thank you,
Me
Very nice (Score:1)
you almost had me (Score:2)
You had me up until the part about saving the children and the children's children. This, like all of the "won't somebody think of the children" arguments fail. So let me get this straight, when the kid's 6 years old, the world loves him and he must be protected, but the day he turns 18, he's now part of the mindless masses consuming at a rate that makes him the problem now instead of the emotional tug at the heart-strings. Let me ask this simple