Plastic: An Obsession?
From the early dawn of our childhoods we’re used to plastic being the commodiity that we depend on for happiness, health, and nutrition. Baby dolls and action figures are from plastic, milk bottles are from plastic, pacifiers are from plastic; we live in a world of plastic. As we get older, our dependence only increases, we find it in gum, shoe laces, and in conveniently shaped water bottles on our desk. The cost? Rising sea levels, glaciers melting, global warming, and climate change – the list goes on. The truth of the matter is that plastic is made from crude oil, a main outcome from fossil fuels, and one of the most significant contributors to the ecological deficit our Earth is facing right now.
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Getting rid of an obsession is one of the hardest things imaginable, particularly if it covers our dry cleaning. There are many physiological theories that suggest that an obsession is like energy: it can’t go away, only transformed from one form to another. That’s the realisation scientists came through almost a decade ago, and the reason they began researching a more eco-friendly obsession to plastic, one that doesn’t come from crude oil, but from plants instead.
Plastics made from corn, sugarcane, sweet potato, and other plants are all the rage in Japan right now, and other countries. When this plastic is burnt, it doesn’t release any extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; only what the plant has taken in through photosynthesis. The plastic made from plants can be reused, recycled, or buried underground where it breaks down naturally into water and carbon dioxide. Comparing it with the usual plastic, made from petroleum – it takes over 500 years to biodegrade, and if burnt, it releases more carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a main contributor to global warming.
So modern day technology has offered us a simple solution to the inevitable problems climate change is causing us, the question is, will human kind take it and choose to survive, or are we too used to our carefree – careless – lifestyles to switch to something we wouldn’t even notice?
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Global Warming is a cult!
The earth passes by cycles every millions of years, and according to those cycles, the earth has survived a past Global Warming, likewise a past Ice Age.
The possibility of a recurring Global Warming is very prominent, and likewise the Ice Age.
The American Media is so much igniting these issues, and the Green Parties, and organizations, are receiving huge funds. The huger the media propaganda, the more funds these organizations receive.
The Al Gore’s one is the most popular!
It’s a problem, but not as huge as the media has over covered it. Likewise the Swine Flu too.
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I shall respond with something you said: Very subjective accusation. You don’t have any proof to what you’re saying. Stop the conspiracy please! Live and let live!