the fact that the temperature has increased overall 1 degree in the last twenty or so years (which it is indeed longer) is terrifying thing, considering that the polar caps have risen 15 degrees. people seem to say its "not as bad as activists make it" but by simply looking at some charts of tempurature variations dating back hundreds of thousands of years, the last one hundred years has experienced an uncomparable jump, and we are so close to the point of no return that it its scary. the damage done in the recent years can be reversed; the earth is a very versatile thing. but the two things preventing that are 1) the fact that we as human beings are defying the comon idea that nothing is as powerful as the earth itself (which we have been able to prove wrong with our vastly increasing technology) and 2) the misconception that one person is powerless to stop it. while this is a time for the leaders to step forward and...lead, our governments are doing no such thing (with the exception of a few countries, none have made any realistic goals or restrictions to begin eliminating uneccesary wastes). so what are we to do? so many people sit back and do nothing becuase their government isnt on their back, making them change their lifestyle. this is too big of a crisis to simply play the blame game, and if it doesnt start small, it wont start at all. we have abused this earth for so long, and we are reaching the age of conciquences.