State of Fear

I am really enjoying reading State of Fear.  When I began reading this novel I was a believer in global warming.  I thought that the evidence for it was undeniable and I bought into the idea that the extremely cold weather we have been getting in the winters and the excessive amounts of precipitation were all linked to the climate change.  When I started reading State of Fear I realized that I really had not seen any scientific proof that global warming existed.  I believed in global warming because the media told me it was happening.  I may have seen some graphs, but these graphs could have been doctored to make the situation appear worse than in actuality.  Now that I am nearly finished with the book I am on the fence as to whether global warming is as big of a deal as everyone says it is.  I need to go looking for scientific evidence so that I can make educated decisions.

Even if global warming is not happening or is not as severe as it is made out to be, I still think that all of the "green" campaigns are beneficial to the environment.  I think that it is still a good idea to try and find an alternative to fossil-fuels.  I think that recycling should be continued.  A majority of the "green" programs help maintain a clean earth.  It encourages responsible use of our natural resources.  I think that people, Americans in particular, have a hard time looking outside of their own needs.  I am just as at fault as anyone else.  It will be difficult to get out of the rut that we are in, but I think that we need to be good stewards of the land.  Loyd from Animal Dreams had the same point.  The earth is ours to use, but eventually it all goes back to earth.  It is not ours to keep or destroy.