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2/14/2012

Timothy Boyajian

Greenpeace’s Stance

Greenpeace International’s position is that Global Warming is real. They have stated on their web site that the planet Earth is hotter today than it has ever been in two thousand years. They go on to state that by the end of the century, if current trends continue, the global temperature will most likely climb higher than at any time in the past two million years.

In the beginning of the 21st century was not the hottest time in the history of our planet, what is unique is that the warmth is global and cannot be explained by the natural mechanisms that consistent with causes of the previous warm periods. The accord in the scientific community is that humanity is largely responsible for the climate change, and that choices we make today will affect our planet of the future

For over ten years, we have relied on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas for our energy needs. By burning these fuels, we release the global warming gas carbon dioxide into our environment. Other greenhouse gasses are also playing a role, as is enormous rate in which we are cutting down earth’s forests.

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Study shows us that climate change Global Warming is very real.

Today, our planet is hotter in the present day than it has ever been in two thousand years. If current tendency continues; the global temperature will likely climb higher than at any time in the past two million years by the end of this century.

This reason is because for over a century, we have relied on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas for our energy needs. By flaming these fuels, we release the global warming gas carbon dioxide into our environment. Other greenhouse gasses are also playing a role, as is massive rate in which we are cutting down our planet’s forests.

This writer considers this topic a moral issue because not only does global warming have a...