How would you save the planet?

[Mari333]

Considering the fact that the Bu$h administration has ignored all data by world scientists and global warming is full speed ahead at this time, what would YOU do to assure that our children and our grandchildren have a future?
Im a baby boomer and therefore I am more then willing to give up my life for my kids if it came to that, to allow my space on earth to be taken by my kids. I find that perfectly logical.

[Minstrel Boy]

1. There's a leadership deficit.

The Bush White House is the worst offender, but it's widespread. The governments of the world need to be square with their people. If it means inciting a little panic, good. There are things which merit panic. Maybe people need to run around a little holding their heads, screaming "what'll we do? what'll we do?" before we can get serious.

What's frightening is, the leadership deficit is intentional. Bush's braintrust know full well what's coming, and they mean to save the world for themselves. For me, it's the best explanation of the last three years.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

2. I think liberal ,I vote democratic, and I live conservatively

[nedlogg]

7. Couldn't have said it better myself!

Exactly!

[Tyler Durden]

3. Why bother?

Some might argue that George Bush et al are proof positive that we should move over and give the rats a shot at evolution.

The Cetaceans are too busy eating, screwing, and chatting about nothing to want the job of top mammal.

Wait a minute.....

[Goldom]

4. I drive an alternative-energy car

and promote the hell out of it.

[Az]

5. Fund research on ways

To curb the damage we do to the enviroment. It is likely we cannot go back. Energy use will continue to rise. We must find a way to allow this responsibly. Simply put the nature of the species will not allow us to step back. We must find out how we can move forward without detroying everything aorund us.

[sweetheart]

6. Rethinking population growth

THe planet has finite reserves of fish, atmosphere, fresh water and fossil fuels. The growing population that has added a billion people every coupla decades in the last century must stop, as without curbing the populaition, another 3 billion people, even people who live efficiently will desabilize the very planet we all need to survive.

Without draconian measures, the only way to do this is to set about bringing human rights to all peoples, as the best indicator of population growth is poverty. Without social security, people have babys to feed them in old age. Without education women have more children. Without healthcare, people have more children that more might survive to guarantee security in old age.

This involves a re-think towards global views. America is responsible for leading 6 billion people towards human rights, not the S&P 500 towards more profits. A radical re-think or what stability is, is called for. This is complex, as it involves a comprehensive world wide movement towards sustainability, far beyond kyoto. It must include healtcare for all peoples of the earth, the human rights to property, justice, and education, family planning (read: abortion)... soooo many things, as the complexity depends on the nation and culture.

America cannot stop the decline from within its own borders. Certainly by leading in good government would be a good start, but the gunds must be turned in to instruments of human rights. There
is no solution on the path the US treads today. The race to reduce
all human beings to poverty is a corporate US virus... and Haiti
is the new model of what american government really stands for... anarchy... so in an ironic twist, bush's cabal has a lot in common with total anarchy.

[Mari333]

8. This is what we are up against

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040308&s=kennedy

[Dead_Parrot]

9. Other...

Design a plague to wipe out all humans (including myself) and leave it to the dolphins...

(Ahhh, the joys of believing in reincarnation!)

[demsrule4life]

10. Both of us fall in the age of baby boomer's

I'm not ready to commit suicide. The environment was making radical changes long before we were here. It will be making radical changes up to the time the sun super novas, and that will be the most radical change of all.

[Mari333]

15. I know, in 4 billion years the sun will explode

But I live in the here and now. So, if it came to the point where I had to exchange my space on this earth so my children have a chance to live, I am more then happy to let go of my space here. I would hope it would be as painless as possible, but I wouldnt hesitate to die for my children, if it comes to that. Just me.

[ret5hd]

11. To Save The Planet We Must Destroy It...

That's what the repugs say, anyway.

[TahitiNut]

13. No, they say ...

... "If G-d doesn't make it profitable, then G-d doesn't want us to do it. Yay, G-d!"

[Liberal Classic]

12. Travel thru time to the year 3010

Fight the evil robot king and save the human race again.

[jus_the_facts]

14. it's all a *hope for the best but expect the worst* senerio at this point.

...so I voted kiss your ass goodbye as the planet is destroyed....my passion for saving the enviornment is why I became interested in politics...that was over a decade ago and still no progress at all has been made..it's been made progressively worse in fact...read all about it here...

http://www2.ucsusa.org/global_security/index.cfm