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Originally Posted by Damien
To be fair we didn't know the damage it could cause. Probably wouldn't have cared anyway but it is a different scenario.
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There is evidence that people knew the damage caused.
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1273 Use of coal prohibited in London as being "prejudicial to health".
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http://www.air-quality.org.uk/02.php
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Originally Posted by Osem
Politicians do that all the time of course. 
The world's moved on a lot in the last couple of decades, let alone hundreds of years ago, when the science behind stuff climate change and other environmental concerns wasn't around. With such massive population growth in recent times and rising world tensions regarding precious resources of all types, it's important we get across the message no matter who delivers it and how hypocritical some may feel that is. |
If we want to send a message that we really are concerned about the environment, why don't we do something other that spout hot air?
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What is global fossil fuel consumption doing? It's going up.
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http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2012...ising-globally