Climate change, a word many cringe or bark at these days. Whether you believe it is a natural cycle or the ramifications of decades of industrialized destruction, it is happening. My personal belief? It is a combination of the two. Throughout the history of the earth, we can see climate changes, ice ages, periods of heat, etc. One of the things you do need to consider when conducting research on this topic however are your sources. As college students, we run to Wikipedia for basic and quick information on a topic, however if you were to hand in a research paper with Wikipedia cited, you would get a big fat 0!
One of the locations I have discovered to be a valued source for climate information is the US EPA website (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/) Developed in 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment. It is a wonderful go to source for fact and myths regarding climate change.
One aspect of Climate change that has a negative side is how it is portrayed in the media. It has almost become a 4-letter word among republicans who view it as a "liberal green washing" of society. And everyone from CNN, to NBC, to FOX has something to say about it. I believe we need to ignore the media and go straight to the sources for information. If you don't want to do that, then by all means get out there and do the research yourself. Just don't follow the media dogs blindly into a cesspool of fabrications.
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