My goal for this class is to earn an A and satisfy my service learning requirement. That this class also provides an open forum for me to discuss my twisted world view is just icing.
One of the major facets of this class seems to be its emphasis on global warming, a theory that is being presented in schools as fact. It is being taught to students as though the evidence behind it is incontrovertible, when, in fact, there is little impartial evidence in favor of it. In my opinion, global warming is the next big business. American industry is being transformed by a "green" revolution. Even Clorox has "all-natural" products on the market. The entire theory of global warming is an attempt to revitalize American industry by pushing overpriced products on the market so yuppies can feel justified in their conspicuous consumption lifestyle. Take solar and wind energy for example, which costs far more than any fossil fuel, both in land area and money. But it makes you feel like you're doing something positive for the environment. What about recycling? Picture this: a company obtains materials for zero cost to sell back to me as an inferior product and collects my tax dollars for the service. I could go on all day.
Contrary to my constant anti-wilderness rants, I do enjoy spending time in the wild. My two favorite vacations were to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, where I climbed volcanoes and irritated monkeys with my camera. But my least favorite thing is a hypocrite. These ivory tower scientists, politicians, and celebrities that are supposed proponents of ecology tell me I should conserve for future generations while they sit in their 15,000 square foot McMansions with the air conditioning on full blast. It's disgusting. No one deserves to talk about conservation while they reap the benefits of this slash-and-burn civilization we live in.
Now that I've gotten all this hate out of my system, I'm going to take the recycling to the curb and flip on the TV.
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