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I have recently been
shocked by what I heard and saw on television. I
seldom watch television to begin with because the
content of most programs are a waste of my
time.
What I saw had a strong
impact on me - it was the news.
We have all heard of
global warning and the end of the earth as we know
it if we don't do change our ways, but this segment
really nailed it into my brain that this is not
just some theoretical distant
scenario.
 This
news was about the fact that a committee has
asked that the polar bear be placed on the list
of animals that are endangered species. With the
global warming estimates, scientists are
estimating that the polar cap is going to
significantly decrease in twenty years, maybe as
soon as ten years. One big chunk of an ice field
has already detached and fallen into the ocean
because of warming. The segment went on to say
that after this scenario that Greenland would be
melting next and this would cause the ocean
level to rise as much as nine meters.
A sense of panic hit
me! Many visions of scenes from the movie "The
Day After" strongly came to my mind. 
The reason I am telling
you all this is that I want to find a
solution.
As humans we have
access to the great world wide web and together we
can find solutions that will make a difference. I
know we cannot rely solely on our politicians who
seem to care about more trivial stuff, with money
and power above all.
The Kyoto protocol was
a step in the right direction but is it really
being respected and does it really make a
difference especially with the big players not
participating in it?
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