Reflection

Since I have started this blog many things have changed. Not necessarily towards bettering the climate, but the way i analyze the situation. I originally saw this as a clear one sided argument and therefore i found it difficult to be unbiased. However after researching through several sites, and from countless comments i have received my viewpoints have drastically changed.

I'm very fortunate to be in the midst of a presidential election. It's allowed for me to get a great deal of info conserving the environment not only from both political parties but from right and left wing blogs as well. I knew nothing of Obama nor McCains energy plan. However how many people in America can trully say they did considering the dismal attention the topic gets. I am much more informed and considering our economic situation I can make a much more informed decision as to what would be best for our us to do in order to help the environment. I felt that through the use of cleaner cars and a reduction in the use of fossil fuels we could simply solve the problem. However it's not something thats plausible considering our situation and cleaner cars only put a small dent in fixing the situation.

What's also interesting about this blog is the freedoms as well as limitations which i must adhere by. My personal blog allowed me to publish whatever i chose to publish. However as a respectful and concerned citizens i was limited to only posting the facts. On a bigger scale my limitations came from proposed plans for the environment by the candidates. Both candidates have plans with results coming in around 2050, so no time soon would i be able to witness the results. Even with this constraint, more constraint comes from the fact that climate change is not a prime issue.

Initially i was in a large state of confusion over what direction to take this blog. However the state of the nation and a large dependence on fossil fuels has led me to believe we need to take a less drastic approach. We need to take what we can and be happy if we're not at the short end of the stick.