Ray Rodriguez
Where are the resources flowing to?
By turning back our actions as show in “The Skill of Ecological Perception” by Laura Sewall, makes modern day life seem like a “psychological” mistake. The reasoning for this mistake is if we were to stop using technology and live life as our first generation ancestors did, we can slowly gain the dear resources we always log for. Theirs only one problem, in a world so focused on someone being better than others it’s either not going to work or it’s going to take too long to succeed as a goal. “Although this process may challenge our culturally constructed reality…may be the essence of creating a mutually respectful relationship between ourselves and the nonhuman world” shows that this mental “psychology” will bring us one step closer to living at peace with ourselves (us humans) and the animals around us (Sewall 209). The aesthetic view on life is also evident because in order to be considered “beautiful” in the modern world you need to have a form of artificial glamour or accessory to help deliver your beauty (Sewall 209). On the other hand in Aric McBay’s “Peak Oil Survival: Preparation for Life after Gridcrash” states that even though we can use some resources they have to be limited in order for use to avoid nuclear wars and further destruction of the world. The use of other alternatives like collecting “rain water” are methods used in some less industrialized countries like my native country of Dominican Republic (McBay 9). Even though the fresh water supply is limited the ways to filter out water are numerous and it is a possibility that industrialized countries will adapt. The outcome of war as a possibility for the control of resources makes it difficult to stop using and modernizing/industrializing this planet. Finally, the topic of all countries agreeing is very limited because of different customs and tradition like how some countries in order to survive economically have to sell oil to other countries and need to use fresh water port frequently because of demand from the people with in the country. Eventually everyone will realize the global issue of global warming and try to help but the damage has been done with all the emissions making it difficult to go back and “fix” human kind’s problem.
Work Cited:
McBay, Aric. Peak Oil Survival Preparation for Life after Gridcrash. New York: The Lyons, 2006. Print.
Sewall, Laura. The Skill of Ecological Perception. 201-15. Print.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
a white world without us
Ray Rodriguez
A White World without Us
As many look to be the superior race, only few get to succeed. Both “The Destruction of Man” by Carl Anthony and A World Without Us by Alan Weisman show how the need for power ends up becoming the lack of care for the environment by the people on it. The needs and wants, need power want control over power the power that I have is a certain mindset that most people have. “Partly we have stories that are lies” the lies are that we humans have control over what is going on in Earth (Anthony 272). “Manifest Destiny” a term used by early colonial Americans to justify their expansion westward shows how human can stretch the truth or reword ideas do that they can get what they want (Anthony 272). This then leads to climate change that relates to the raping on land and the mistreatment of others (slaves) in order to get whatever one wants. The usage of slavery shows how dominance was important for many who had control in America.
Eventually the need for power then goes to the topic of war and destruction clearly evident in Weisman’s piece. The need for nuclear weapons then show how if they had no control at first they would seek different ways in order to regain control that they thought they had. The usage of “radiations” shows how many used artificial power to rise to the top and become one of the most feared. These weapons will then hurt the land causing it to become a rotted dump in which nuclear testing would wipe out large plots of land in order to create a better understanding of who’s on top. The terms “destruction” and “damage” shows how many who want success need to not care about anything besides themselves and be able to harm things that are not dear to them (Weisman 260).
Both these essays make it clear on how white supremacy over the course of many years makes it difficult for society not to think about control over others since we have been doing this in America since the beginning of the Jamestown Colony. The use of technology for different adeptness is used by the higher class in order to take control mentally of society. The needs for luxury are then instilled in the minds of many causing many to want things that they can’t have. This isn’t all considered to be bad as one may see at first. Through out both passages the idea of improvement is show and through improvement some gain success. For example, the use of technology to create fireman equipment, conductors (for electricity), and the ideas of media for self-government all makes it possible for one to gain success. The knowledge passed on by some is sometimes used for the wrong reasons. In The World Without Us the usages of technology to create bombs shows the wrong reasons for using the resources to make bombs (Weisman 263). Also in “The Destruction of Man” the idea of superiority makes the use of needing power and control over other not only affects some people mentally but affects society as a whole through the dependence on cheap labor and the deforesting of land. That is why when people have too much power they want to go over the boundaries that were set before them causing chaos and a need for a better society.
A White World without Us
As many look to be the superior race, only few get to succeed. Both “The Destruction of Man” by Carl Anthony and A World Without Us by Alan Weisman show how the need for power ends up becoming the lack of care for the environment by the people on it. The needs and wants, need power want control over power the power that I have is a certain mindset that most people have. “Partly we have stories that are lies” the lies are that we humans have control over what is going on in Earth (Anthony 272). “Manifest Destiny” a term used by early colonial Americans to justify their expansion westward shows how human can stretch the truth or reword ideas do that they can get what they want (Anthony 272). This then leads to climate change that relates to the raping on land and the mistreatment of others (slaves) in order to get whatever one wants. The usage of slavery shows how dominance was important for many who had control in America.
Eventually the need for power then goes to the topic of war and destruction clearly evident in Weisman’s piece. The need for nuclear weapons then show how if they had no control at first they would seek different ways in order to regain control that they thought they had. The usage of “radiations” shows how many used artificial power to rise to the top and become one of the most feared. These weapons will then hurt the land causing it to become a rotted dump in which nuclear testing would wipe out large plots of land in order to create a better understanding of who’s on top. The terms “destruction” and “damage” shows how many who want success need to not care about anything besides themselves and be able to harm things that are not dear to them (Weisman 260).
Both these essays make it clear on how white supremacy over the course of many years makes it difficult for society not to think about control over others since we have been doing this in America since the beginning of the Jamestown Colony. The use of technology for different adeptness is used by the higher class in order to take control mentally of society. The needs for luxury are then instilled in the minds of many causing many to want things that they can’t have. This isn’t all considered to be bad as one may see at first. Through out both passages the idea of improvement is show and through improvement some gain success. For example, the use of technology to create fireman equipment, conductors (for electricity), and the ideas of media for self-government all makes it possible for one to gain success. The knowledge passed on by some is sometimes used for the wrong reasons. In The World Without Us the usages of technology to create bombs shows the wrong reasons for using the resources to make bombs (Weisman 263). Also in “The Destruction of Man” the idea of superiority makes the use of needing power and control over other not only affects some people mentally but affects society as a whole through the dependence on cheap labor and the deforesting of land. That is why when people have too much power they want to go over the boundaries that were set before them causing chaos and a need for a better society.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Think to spend
Ray Rodriguez
Consuming Products is all in the head
Why do we spend to keep spending? What is consumption? The basic idea throughout the video “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard and the passage from Allen D. Kanner’s and Mary E. Gomes’s “The All-Consuming Self” is that we think we want or need something therefore we go out and get it. This feeling of consumption comes from satisfaction in material items. In the video, Americans are considered to be one of the biggest consumers in the world. Why is this? Through times of crisis our political leaders tell us to shop in order to regulate money and help “stimulate the economy”. This eventually has become a habit in which Americans shop for fun. According to Kanner, “satisfying basic material needs” is the main reason why companies add advertisements and logos to attract more customers within their area (Kanner 81). The “three thousand ads a day” ingested by Americans shows how everything even we ourselves are walking logos (Kanner 81). Commercials are usually targeted to the young who lack charisma or just need a motive in life, and why not more than having to by things. Technology being “dormant, Sleeping Beauty” shows that even though certain consumer thoughts out there we have no control over it (Kanner 85). The videos uses of political and big business as a connected way of saying that the bigger businesses have a powerful affect on the government “The Story of Stuff” Annie Leonard. For example, Victor La-Boas use of spiritual and egotistical satisfactions shows how through commercial our everyday decisions are determined by what we see and what the government wants us to hear. The fact that the economy is rising because of spending, the richer get richer because of ideas, while the poorer get poorer because they want items they can’t have. The use of human alleviation through out the passage and the video shows how some products through advertisement are used by the public in order to feel better and get things off of their minds rather than just staying at home and think of everything negatively. This also plays into how simple items like the juice box in the video are so non-renewable that it posses a bigger threat to society. These items were either made to harm the environment or can’t be disposed after it looses its purpose also harming the environment. That is why so many products are releasing either carbon dioxide or dioxins into the atmosphere causing a very great harm. So next time you shop you will know that commercials got you to the store by advertising something compelling that you want to hear.
Consuming Products is all in the head
Why do we spend to keep spending? What is consumption? The basic idea throughout the video “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard and the passage from Allen D. Kanner’s and Mary E. Gomes’s “The All-Consuming Self” is that we think we want or need something therefore we go out and get it. This feeling of consumption comes from satisfaction in material items. In the video, Americans are considered to be one of the biggest consumers in the world. Why is this? Through times of crisis our political leaders tell us to shop in order to regulate money and help “stimulate the economy”. This eventually has become a habit in which Americans shop for fun. According to Kanner, “satisfying basic material needs” is the main reason why companies add advertisements and logos to attract more customers within their area (Kanner 81). The “three thousand ads a day” ingested by Americans shows how everything even we ourselves are walking logos (Kanner 81). Commercials are usually targeted to the young who lack charisma or just need a motive in life, and why not more than having to by things. Technology being “dormant, Sleeping Beauty” shows that even though certain consumer thoughts out there we have no control over it (Kanner 85). The videos uses of political and big business as a connected way of saying that the bigger businesses have a powerful affect on the government “The Story of Stuff” Annie Leonard. For example, Victor La-Boas use of spiritual and egotistical satisfactions shows how through commercial our everyday decisions are determined by what we see and what the government wants us to hear. The fact that the economy is rising because of spending, the richer get richer because of ideas, while the poorer get poorer because they want items they can’t have. The use of human alleviation through out the passage and the video shows how some products through advertisement are used by the public in order to feel better and get things off of their minds rather than just staying at home and think of everything negatively. This also plays into how simple items like the juice box in the video are so non-renewable that it posses a bigger threat to society. These items were either made to harm the environment or can’t be disposed after it looses its purpose also harming the environment. That is why so many products are releasing either carbon dioxide or dioxins into the atmosphere causing a very great harm. So next time you shop you will know that commercials got you to the store by advertising something compelling that you want to hear.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Great Escape
Ray Rodriguez
The Great Escape
Can’t Bear to Stand the Pain
Problems are faced constantly by living organisms. Either human or animal global warming is a global problem. The photo on http://www.flickr.com/photos/southen/2180883271/in/photostream/ (“The Great Escape”) shows how a bear (panda) is “leaning over the edge” of what appears to be a building. In other words the way of living for most animals is affected by different problems like global warming making them look for a new home. The endangerment of certain animals is due to a change in either weather patterns or the species bear are supposed to be on the top of the food chain which it is on top of the building, but if that’s true then why do bears die constantly? Well the fact that global warming affects their habitat like polar bears and the melting of ice, pandas with forest fires, and brown bears with the deforestation caused by carbon dioxide producing items. Trends in the temperature changes shown by (Kolbert, Elizabeth) in “The Climate of Man-II” shows that because of the increase of temperature, the rise of sea levels due to melting of Arctic ice shows that even though their lives are affected slowly, our lives are also affected at the same pace. The constant amounts of drowning would be the same as the bear jumping off of the ledge. I think that if we don’t act now their will not only be more than one bear on the top of that building you would also sea people on their. Why? Because we all live in the same planet and our use of technology affects the amount of greenhouse gasses therefore, causing great catastrophe within the planet and only the most powerful with authority will survive because of their roles in society.
Since buildings have floors, you can see social classes broken up and since bears are very dominant, they are on top of the animal kingdom but when their food is not able to be produced or be able to reproduce the roles in society change therefore, in order for survival we must also change our actions and lifestyles to accommodate others.
Work cited:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southen/2180883271/in/photostream/
“Kolbert, Elizabeth" The Climate of Man-II." The New Yorker 2 May 2005: 9”
The Great Escape
Can’t Bear to Stand the Pain
Problems are faced constantly by living organisms. Either human or animal global warming is a global problem. The photo on http://www.flickr.com/photos/southen/2180883271/in/photostream/ (“The Great Escape”) shows how a bear (panda) is “leaning over the edge” of what appears to be a building. In other words the way of living for most animals is affected by different problems like global warming making them look for a new home. The endangerment of certain animals is due to a change in either weather patterns or the species bear are supposed to be on the top of the food chain which it is on top of the building, but if that’s true then why do bears die constantly? Well the fact that global warming affects their habitat like polar bears and the melting of ice, pandas with forest fires, and brown bears with the deforestation caused by carbon dioxide producing items. Trends in the temperature changes shown by (Kolbert, Elizabeth) in “The Climate of Man-II” shows that because of the increase of temperature, the rise of sea levels due to melting of Arctic ice shows that even though their lives are affected slowly, our lives are also affected at the same pace. The constant amounts of drowning would be the same as the bear jumping off of the ledge. I think that if we don’t act now their will not only be more than one bear on the top of that building you would also sea people on their. Why? Because we all live in the same planet and our use of technology affects the amount of greenhouse gasses therefore, causing great catastrophe within the planet and only the most powerful with authority will survive because of their roles in society.
Since buildings have floors, you can see social classes broken up and since bears are very dominant, they are on top of the animal kingdom but when their food is not able to be produced or be able to reproduce the roles in society change therefore, in order for survival we must also change our actions and lifestyles to accommodate others.
Work cited:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southen/2180883271/in/photostream/
“Kolbert, Elizabeth" The Climate of Man-II." The New Yorker 2 May 2005: 9”
In class assignment
Ray Rodriguez
Sprawl City
Even though there are many causes for the increase of greenhouse gasses, the increase of immigration is a major reason why greenhouse gasses increase. On the website, http://www.sprawlcity.org/ the video (“The Impact of Immigration Policy on the Environment”, also on youtube.com) shows how Leon Kolankiewicz a Wild Life Biologist and Environmental Planner views immigration. Throughout the videos, his issues on population relates back to how the increase of population of certain areas with larger populations affects the amount of greenhouse gasses because of an increased usage of technology. An important statement he made that was controversial was that the United States does not need Middle Eastern oil; however, wouldn’t that create an increase of costs and harm the economic environment. Leon’s connection to his visit to Honduras shows that since there is a lack of economic growth, the population is the cause. The lack of resources in schools which are overcrowded with 50 plus students in class shows how the migrations of people into urban areas cause less rates of economic growth, but increase the amount of competitions and will eventually cause a higher use of technology that cause greenhouse gasses. Leon’s connection to Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” is clearly the best example. Al Gore’s idea of survival makes the topic of immigration a possible threat to the survival of the world. The decrease of vegetation and food will create chaos and the cause of it was the need for more technology in over crowded areas. Therefore survival of the fittest created by immigration will make the amount of greenhouse gasses increase as resources also become limited.
Work Cited:
http://www.sprawlcity.org/ video: The Impact of Immigration Policy on the Environment, on youtube.com
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore. DVD. Paramount, 2005.
Sprawl City
Even though there are many causes for the increase of greenhouse gasses, the increase of immigration is a major reason why greenhouse gasses increase. On the website, http://www.sprawlcity.org/ the video (“The Impact of Immigration Policy on the Environment”, also on youtube.com) shows how Leon Kolankiewicz a Wild Life Biologist and Environmental Planner views immigration. Throughout the videos, his issues on population relates back to how the increase of population of certain areas with larger populations affects the amount of greenhouse gasses because of an increased usage of technology. An important statement he made that was controversial was that the United States does not need Middle Eastern oil; however, wouldn’t that create an increase of costs and harm the economic environment. Leon’s connection to his visit to Honduras shows that since there is a lack of economic growth, the population is the cause. The lack of resources in schools which are overcrowded with 50 plus students in class shows how the migrations of people into urban areas cause less rates of economic growth, but increase the amount of competitions and will eventually cause a higher use of technology that cause greenhouse gasses. Leon’s connection to Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” is clearly the best example. Al Gore’s idea of survival makes the topic of immigration a possible threat to the survival of the world. The decrease of vegetation and food will create chaos and the cause of it was the need for more technology in over crowded areas. Therefore survival of the fittest created by immigration will make the amount of greenhouse gasses increase as resources also become limited.
Work Cited:
http://www.sprawlcity.org/ video: The Impact of Immigration Policy on the Environment, on youtube.com
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore. DVD. Paramount, 2005.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Where will everyone live? Not Suburbia
Ray Rodriguez
Where will everyone live? Not Suburbia.
Usually the area where you live has an affect on how you grow up. Since some Americans grow up in the suburbs, they learn to live by the “American Dream” white picket fence, stay at home mom and a successful father shaping their usage of certain technological items. More immigration in the United States causes more risks for competition towards what is available. In the video on http://sprawlcity.org/ “Sprawl City” shows how since immigration is increasing, the amount of greenhouse gasses is based on “Immigration = population + affluence + technology (IPAT)” stated by Leon Kolankiewicz. This basically means more people the more usage of technology due to amount of money made; therefore, more greenhouse gasses. Also other arguments posed on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCe?WCVWZbdo&feature=fvw “Radiant City: Suburban landscape” and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyXNb1uifds&feature=channel “Radiant City: commuting” are that suburban areas are according to Andres Duany “cookie cut” because the current frame of the homes are weak and are made with lack of interest and creativity. Also most suburban areas are closed off and makes it harder to get certain things for example the use of commuting to areas where there are stores, jobs and other conveniences there fore causing an estimated “55, 8 hour workday driving” stated in the video “Radiant City: commuting” But why did this fascination all start? Well some had the bright idea “Post War wealth” after gaining cheaper energy and resources shown in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”. On the other hand it is estimated that this way of living will not be sustained because the amount of luxury will not be supported by civilization and create a massive change to ways of living.
I think that if the ideas of living a better life, most actions like the migration to Jamestown would not have taken place, eventually not leading us to industrial advances and use of certain items to become better then the people around us isolating us from society. As referred by the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”, the black out; the black out was a life changing experience for many people who lived on the east coast making their speculations of we can do what ever we want, this is America, we have everything just vanish in the blink of a light. I know my views changed, I actually saw what I took for granted after that experience. If suburban America continues to try and set standards, eventually they will fall do to insufficient materials or energy to help supply the luxurious life. Eventually this raises the question where would they all go easy smaller neighborhoods like mine. Living in the Southside Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY makes it difficult to be able to go around and not see prices rise, new condominiums rise and the poorer minorities like me be slowly pushed away into the curb just so that the “elite” and wealthier people could just live a fabulous life while I have to find affordable housing and be able to have enough money to pay for what is actually necessary for my everyday life.
Work Cited:
http://sprawlcity.org/ “Sprawl City”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCe?WCVWZbdo&feature=fvw “Radiant City: Suburban landscape”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyXNb1uifds&feature=channel “Radiant City: commuting”
Where will everyone live? Not Suburbia.
Usually the area where you live has an affect on how you grow up. Since some Americans grow up in the suburbs, they learn to live by the “American Dream” white picket fence, stay at home mom and a successful father shaping their usage of certain technological items. More immigration in the United States causes more risks for competition towards what is available. In the video on http://sprawlcity.org/ “Sprawl City” shows how since immigration is increasing, the amount of greenhouse gasses is based on “Immigration = population + affluence + technology (IPAT)” stated by Leon Kolankiewicz. This basically means more people the more usage of technology due to amount of money made; therefore, more greenhouse gasses. Also other arguments posed on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCe?WCVWZbdo&feature=fvw “Radiant City: Suburban landscape” and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyXNb1uifds&feature=channel “Radiant City: commuting” are that suburban areas are according to Andres Duany “cookie cut” because the current frame of the homes are weak and are made with lack of interest and creativity. Also most suburban areas are closed off and makes it harder to get certain things for example the use of commuting to areas where there are stores, jobs and other conveniences there fore causing an estimated “55, 8 hour workday driving” stated in the video “Radiant City: commuting” But why did this fascination all start? Well some had the bright idea “Post War wealth” after gaining cheaper energy and resources shown in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”. On the other hand it is estimated that this way of living will not be sustained because the amount of luxury will not be supported by civilization and create a massive change to ways of living.
I think that if the ideas of living a better life, most actions like the migration to Jamestown would not have taken place, eventually not leading us to industrial advances and use of certain items to become better then the people around us isolating us from society. As referred by the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”, the black out; the black out was a life changing experience for many people who lived on the east coast making their speculations of we can do what ever we want, this is America, we have everything just vanish in the blink of a light. I know my views changed, I actually saw what I took for granted after that experience. If suburban America continues to try and set standards, eventually they will fall do to insufficient materials or energy to help supply the luxurious life. Eventually this raises the question where would they all go easy smaller neighborhoods like mine. Living in the Southside Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY makes it difficult to be able to go around and not see prices rise, new condominiums rise and the poorer minorities like me be slowly pushed away into the curb just so that the “elite” and wealthier people could just live a fabulous life while I have to find affordable housing and be able to have enough money to pay for what is actually necessary for my everyday life.
Work Cited:
http://sprawlcity.org/ “Sprawl City”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHr8OzaloLM “End of Suburbia: Trailer”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCe?WCVWZbdo&feature=fvw “Radiant City: Suburban landscape”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyXNb1uifds&feature=channel “Radiant City: commuting”
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Dear little miss know at all
Ray Rodriguez
In-Class Assignment/Nightly Blog Assignment
Dear Rayne,
For many years their have been scandals and denials; but none of them relate more to how big corporate organizations exploit the public by trying to manipulate the topic of global warming in order to get more clients. The idea of “global warming” being an important topic is used mainly by the larger companies in order to protect their money. Sick, isn’t it? Well that what daddy is doing. I know you must live lavishly have all the luxuries in the world but when your home is six feet under an ocean of water who’s to blame. I know how your father believes recent trends and the ideology of that the weather is forever changing and that humans do not cause global warming; is all a scam. So now, do you still believe his lies? The Exxon Mobile exposure has been one of the biggest failures but it’s alright your father paid scientist to research ideas that have been proven to be factually correct. The tracking of weather patterns, oceanic temperatures, and carbon dioxide emissions have been tracked down through many years of scientific evidence and satellite images according to “Tim Ball”. Since there have been many confrontations, some scientist who believe that global warming is a natural process of the Earth are not really involved with the studies of sciences dealing with global warming shown in Mark Maslin’s “Global Warming A very short introduction” (Maslin 60). Therefore, siding with your father and his ignorant hypothesis (Maslin 60).
I’ll give you another reason on why not to like your father. Companies like your father’s are uniting with others; just like his to increase in their profit, even though it causes harm to the environment. I recall your father is Lee Raymond, the CEO of Exxon Mobile (a prominent oil company) also the biggest company paying for denial advertisements against global warming according to the videos “The Climate Change Denial Industry” http://youtube.com/watch?v=digrkvoa78o and “Global Warming: Junk Science vs. Real Science” http://youtube.com/watch?v=guqahvq1psc&feature=related. The use of modern thermometers and satellites can easily track changes in climate and temperatures according to Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth, Dir. Davis Guggenheim, Perf. Al Gore, DVD, Paramount, 2005”. Also many ideas vied by Maslin show how some view global warming as an exaggeration because the planet has its own control over weather, but yet it’s only a 20 year period tracked by Maslin (Maslin 62) but yet according to Gore’s evidence which comes from over thousands of years we are to a point which was unexpected do to weather trends. Carbon dioxide is an “amplifier” to the climate (Maslin 60), but yet why is it increased, there has to be a cause. According to the scientists in the IPCC the energy comes from the sun; therefore, having the sun as a number one energy source and supposedly a cause of global warming (Maslin 62-63). Just to let you know because of your fathers insufficient evidence, their aren’t many who will back him up causing his views to become less interesting and put up less of a fight. The main reason for his denial of human cause of global warming is basically to increase his wealth and not care for others outcomes and that could even be daddy’s little girl.
Not to say he’s a bad man, he just makes bad decisions in which show lack of character and care for issues that can be solved different ways; his new idea of energy saving is catching on and is starting to show a care for global warming. The idea of just protecting his own views show a lack of ethics and easily shows why he is choosing to deny the issue of global warming to protect his Co2 emitting oil company running on top.
Sincerely,
Ray Rodriguez
Work cited:
Maslin, Mark. Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore. DVD. Paramount, 2005.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/new_hope_for_global_warming_de.html
http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/index.php/csw/details/maccracken-legates/
In-Class Assignment/Nightly Blog Assignment
Dear Rayne,
For many years their have been scandals and denials; but none of them relate more to how big corporate organizations exploit the public by trying to manipulate the topic of global warming in order to get more clients. The idea of “global warming” being an important topic is used mainly by the larger companies in order to protect their money. Sick, isn’t it? Well that what daddy is doing. I know you must live lavishly have all the luxuries in the world but when your home is six feet under an ocean of water who’s to blame. I know how your father believes recent trends and the ideology of that the weather is forever changing and that humans do not cause global warming; is all a scam. So now, do you still believe his lies? The Exxon Mobile exposure has been one of the biggest failures but it’s alright your father paid scientist to research ideas that have been proven to be factually correct. The tracking of weather patterns, oceanic temperatures, and carbon dioxide emissions have been tracked down through many years of scientific evidence and satellite images according to “Tim Ball”. Since there have been many confrontations, some scientist who believe that global warming is a natural process of the Earth are not really involved with the studies of sciences dealing with global warming shown in Mark Maslin’s “Global Warming A very short introduction” (Maslin 60). Therefore, siding with your father and his ignorant hypothesis (Maslin 60).
I’ll give you another reason on why not to like your father. Companies like your father’s are uniting with others; just like his to increase in their profit, even though it causes harm to the environment. I recall your father is Lee Raymond, the CEO of Exxon Mobile (a prominent oil company) also the biggest company paying for denial advertisements against global warming according to the videos “The Climate Change Denial Industry” http://youtube.com/watch?v=digrkvoa78o and “Global Warming: Junk Science vs. Real Science” http://youtube.com/watch?v=guqahvq1psc&feature=related. The use of modern thermometers and satellites can easily track changes in climate and temperatures according to Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth, Dir. Davis Guggenheim, Perf. Al Gore, DVD, Paramount, 2005”. Also many ideas vied by Maslin show how some view global warming as an exaggeration because the planet has its own control over weather, but yet it’s only a 20 year period tracked by Maslin (Maslin 62) but yet according to Gore’s evidence which comes from over thousands of years we are to a point which was unexpected do to weather trends. Carbon dioxide is an “amplifier” to the climate (Maslin 60), but yet why is it increased, there has to be a cause. According to the scientists in the IPCC the energy comes from the sun; therefore, having the sun as a number one energy source and supposedly a cause of global warming (Maslin 62-63). Just to let you know because of your fathers insufficient evidence, their aren’t many who will back him up causing his views to become less interesting and put up less of a fight. The main reason for his denial of human cause of global warming is basically to increase his wealth and not care for others outcomes and that could even be daddy’s little girl.
Not to say he’s a bad man, he just makes bad decisions in which show lack of character and care for issues that can be solved different ways; his new idea of energy saving is catching on and is starting to show a care for global warming. The idea of just protecting his own views show a lack of ethics and easily shows why he is choosing to deny the issue of global warming to protect his Co2 emitting oil company running on top.
Sincerely,
Ray Rodriguez
Work cited:
Maslin, Mark. Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore. DVD. Paramount, 2005.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/new_hope_for_global_warming_de.html
http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/index.php/csw/details/maccracken-legates/
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