“I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend,” (Robert Redford). In the article, “Why Bother”, the author, Michael Pollan, discusses the importance of saving the environment and how it will not be easy to achieve. He believes that as a society we need to, “find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world,” (Michael Pollan). Overall, Pollan depicts that by recognizing how bad global warming is and by giving up the way society lives now, there can be an improvement in the environment.
However, most of society has their problems solved by technology and they live of off power. This can have a big impact on people's opinions regarding whether or not they are willing to change their lifestyle in order to save the environment. This is proven when Pollan illustrates, “Cheap energy, which gives us climate change, fosters precisely the mentality that makes dealing with climate change in our own lives seem impossibly difficult,” (Pollan). Therefore, although most people rely on power and can't imagine using less of it, it is a doable …show more content…
Michael Pollan stated that, “the NASA climate scientist who began sounding the alarm on global warming 20 years ago, we have only 10 years left to start cutting–not just slowing–the amount of carbon we’re emitting or face a different planet.” This proves that the more time we waste, the worse global warming will get. In order to prevent this from happening so drastically, people can start contributing by planting a garden. As said by Michael Pollan, planting a garden is, “one of the most powerful things an individual can do–to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to reduce your sense of dependence and dividedness: to change the cheap-energy
However, most of society has their problems solved by technology and they live of off power. This can have a big impact on people's opinions regarding whether or not they are willing to change their lifestyle in order to save the environment. This is proven when Pollan illustrates, “Cheap energy, which gives us climate change, fosters precisely the mentality that makes dealing with climate change in our own lives seem impossibly difficult,” (Pollan). Therefore, although most people rely on power and can't imagine using less of it, it is a doable …show more content…
Michael Pollan stated that, “the NASA climate scientist who began sounding the alarm on global warming 20 years ago, we have only 10 years left to start cutting–not just slowing–the amount of carbon we’re emitting or face a different planet.” This proves that the more time we waste, the worse global warming will get. In order to prevent this from happening so drastically, people can start contributing by planting a garden. As said by Michael Pollan, planting a garden is, “one of the most powerful things an individual can do–to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to reduce your sense of dependence and dividedness: to change the cheap-energy