I don't think we can but I don't think we need to be irresponsible either. Once a boy scout always a boy scout, I believe in picking up after myself, being ecologically responsible, and all that but I think we seem to be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
My point is, the science behind manmade climate change is highly flawed and exaggerated. No one gets a grant for a ho-hum presentation. The models are highly exaggerated to produce cataclysmic results in a short time span. If we believed the models we would have ceased to exist from the 1980' on. Every 5 or 10 years we are given only 5 or 10 years to do something or die, yet here we are.
I've learned to just relax and be reasonably environmentally responsible more as a matter of cleaning up after myself and not leaving trash around for others to pick up. I don't pour oil down the drain, etc. and I don't throw my fast food trash and gum wrappers around. I still haven't figured out the whole soda straw thing though. Don't people take care of their own trash anymore?
In short, our carbon footprint means very little to a planet that is extremely resilient and adaptive to climate conditions are from a source outside of itself. Don't believe the fear mongers. They want us to panic. There's no money in complacency. Peace out. That'll bug the bejeebers out of them. :)
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