Here is something that is happening that is pretty hard for people on either side of the global warming debate to deny. Check out this post:

BRAZILIAN TEAK FLOORS, SLAVE LABOR, AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RAIN FOREST.

You can find it at:
http://www.realestatetwincities.net/blog/

Anything that you can do to share this link or help promote awareness of this issue will be greatly appreciated. Normally, I don’t ask for this kind of help, but the issue is that important to me.

Thank you!

That is a huge statement. Care to qualify it? I am hoping you meant something else!

we also see through a different prism. child labor in third world countries seems bad to us, but for them that is the reason they have lots and lots of kids.

i remember growing up in the 70’s and 80’s when the ozone was a big deal. no one talks about it anymore, because the hole shrank. was there good that came out of it? sure, we decreased acid rain, we reduced use of CFCs, we planted lots of trees, etc. the US consumes a lot of oil and emits a lot of CO2, but we also emit cleaner than most. Can we do better, yes, but let’s stop saying we are so bad when there are many other countries that do worse. Do your part if you want, and push the actual worst offenders.

personally, having lived and worked in lots of 2nd and 3rd world countries, being green means that I can walk around and not have to wade through a bunch of trash. who knows if global warming is human caused or not, maybe it’s all the methane pigs and cows emit, let’s stop eating them and get rid of animal poop (then we wouldn’t have organic food). I agree, there is no downside to you doing what you can, but i think the jury is still out on global warming. i just hate walking through a pile of garbage.