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Editorial: Guest Editorial: A Native`s Case for Florida Hometown Democracy October 3rd, 2009
Editorial: Budget of Sugarcreek Goes Modern October 1st, 2009
Editorial: Is Nothing Sacred? September 17th, 2009
Editorial: Great Expectations September 2nd, 2009
Editorial: Helping the Levy County Budget August 6th, 2009
Editorial: WUFT-FM to Delete Music for Cedar Key July 28th, 2009
Editorial: Governor Crist Balks on Appointment July 9th, 2009
Editorial: Affordable Housing in Cedar Key July 6th, 2009
Editorial: The Greening of Cedar Key June 25th, 2009
Editorial: Unanimous Consent to Suspend the Rules June 12th, 2009
Editorial: Cutting the Cost of Garbage Collection May 27th, 2009
Editorial: America Must Support Chinese Democracy Seekers March 23rd, 2009
Editorial: Membership Appeal February 20th, 2009
Editorial: Cutting Health Care Costs January 10th, 2009
Editorial: 2008 and Some Fearless Predictions December 30th, 2008
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Why Worry about Global Warming? | Why Worry about Global Warming?Editorial Maybe global warming is not really happening. However, Time Magazine and other publications recently have presented abundant evidence of global warming, in laymen's terms that not many people could misunderstand. Global warming is upon us and may be a greater threat than nuclear war. Why worry about something that may not have catastrophic effect for fifty years? If one is in one's golden years, has no descendants and cares little about the future of the human race, that is a logical conclusion. Perhaps at this point there may be nothing that can be done to stop global warming. That is a fatalistic response to a serious problem. There was a time when small pox, malaria and tuberculosis were considered unavoidable. But, as the causes of those diseases were discovered and programs started, those diseases were eradicated in most civilized countries. Let's not be self-centered. Although global warming threatens Cedar Key, New York City, the Netherlands and other seaside communities, global warming will make Canada, Siberia and the Scandinavian countries more livable the year around. Shipping lanes from Japan to European markets will open in the absence of icebergs. And the Middle East will become so hot that people won't have time to pursue genocide. Tax haters may say, "Let's ignore global warming because elected officials might look ahead fifty years and spend our tax money to stop it." Regardless of one's attitude about taxes it is time to look ahead fifty years and face the problem. Legislators and consumers alike must take action to reduce carbon dioxide production, the now conspicuous cause of global warming. |
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