Global Warming: Is it hot in here?

~Jake Hudson (editor-in-cheif)

So, we've all heard the news stories, seen Al Gore's movie, and heard all the scientists doomsday theories. The world is going to be consumed by a ridiculous heatwave and everyone and everything is going to melt. Have I got it right? It's hard to imagine that while walking around the past few days in the below zero weather. I know, it's a gradual thing, the polar ice caps will melt and flood the world. But, it's not going to happen in my lifetime, so why do I care? I know I should care about the future generations of the world, I should do my part to recycle, save energy, and not add to the immense amount of greenhouse gases that are collecting in our atmosphere. If I don't then someone I don't know a million years from now will have to live in a bubble underwater. Sure, I can do my part, but what about the people that run the world? They are the one's who have the real power to do things, but I don't see much, just a lot of hot air (pun intended)...as usual.
I know it makes me sound like a horrible person, but I don't care about global warming, nor do I care about recycling. I know that if everyone who shared my view did their part then the inevitable flooding of the planet would be postponed by a year or two, but I honestly think it's too little, far too late. So let me drive my car and throw away my glass bottle in the trash, and I'll let you recycle and drive a hybrid.