The original poster inquired about the social injustices of global warming. My post reflects that we should be good stewards of this planet. I’m proposing that as good stewards the perceived problems can be mitigated or eliminated and social injustices brought to a halt. If one is concerned about economic impact then a well-cared for planet should be enough to sustain us, supply ample resources and economic worries about usage or jobs should be virtually nil. Why risk bringing the planet to the brink of extinction just to see how much can be extracted before it’s too late? Maybe the earth is capable of much more abuse than we think but why abuse it to begin with? Perhaps those affected livlihoods could be better utilized as resource stewards and in resource renewal projects giving their livlihoods better chances of surviving this generation and future generations.
Q: How close are we to destroying the Earth?
A: Not very close at all
Q: Well, how thick is the Earth?
A: Three thousand five hundred miles. The Planet Earth has a diameter of 7000 miles, so if it was spread out laid out flat, it would be 3,500 miles thick.
Q: How deep into the Earth has humanity dug in to search and exploit for minerals?
A: Deepest mines go down about one to two miles. Deepest oil wells do down about three miles. One or two experimental wells have gone down four miles. Basically, we have not even yet begun to scratch the surface of the Earth.
Q: How many people have traveled down to the bottom of the ocean?
A: Two. To the seven-mile deep Marianas Trench. And they only stayed 20 minutes. But they did discover that the Planet Earth is blessed with resources they had never imagined … vents from the bottom of the sea spew forth minerals, liquids hot enough to melt their submarine windows, and there are vast underwater deposits of solid and gaseous natural gas (methane).
Q: By comparison, how many people have traveled to the Moon?
A: Twelve. And they stayed much longer than the divers to the Marianas Trench.
Please, as an exercise in research, check out the statements I made in this post … about the Marianas Trench. Find the names of the TWO men who traveled to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. And about the “black smoke” vents at the bottom of the ocean. Find the names of the TWELVE men who traveled to the Moon. And why was going to the moon “easier” and “safer” than going to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. Why have we not gone back to the Mariansas Trench.
And inquire about the huge number of volcanoes at the bottom of the ocean. Could be as many as 100,000. Find out what comes out from volcanoes.
It’s important to actually collect data and information about all of the physical aspects of this planet.
The Earth is a gift from God that we have not yet begun to fully explore. We have moved around the surface, but the surface changes constantly. We only have begun to explore the magnetosphere. And the sun has constant changes that surprise us. And the bottom of the ocean is full of surprises and is very dynamic … changing constantly.
Collect as much data as you can.
(I made myself laugh)
