86 25 Impact Values - Saving Mother Earth controversial ecological “footprint” self-serving conservation emissions (to emit) global warming greenhouse effect greenhouse gases appeal to our emotions appeal to reason “We agree to disagree.” In your opinion, how serious is the environmental crisis? It’s easy to see there is no single answer to saving the earth - what can be done in each of these areas to help save the earth?     individual     government     business     academic     other? What do you do in your life that helps the environment? What do you do in your life that hurts the environment? How big is your environmental footprint? How effective do you think each of these approaches is?     eating less beef (cows > methane > greenhouse effect)     eating locally grown food     eating only organic foods     buying a hybrid or electric vehicle     choose not to buy a car     recycling trash     bringing your own hashi from home      Which of the items listed in the textbook (Values Exchange) would you be willing to give up? Explain and discuss. Can you think of other ideas? For example...think of all the food and energy that is used to raise pets. Should pets be illegal? Many people believe one of the biggest environmental problems is overpopulation (too many people). How can Japan justify its policy of trying to increase its birth rate? Nuclear energy produces almost zero greenhouse gases. Is this the answer to our problems? Why or why not? Is it the government’s job to keep the environment clean? If so, how much of a tax increase would you support to help fund such an effort? Is it business’s job? If so, how much more are you willing to pay for consumer goods to help fund such efforts? Which do you think will help the environment most in the long run?     people’s individual habits and efforts     government regulation     advances in science and technology     making environmental care economically profitable     a world disaster that kills half the population of earth (asteroid, disease, etc.)     other ideas?