Global Warming

Global Warming is definitely a problem. Some people may believe that everyone has done his or her part in preventing it, but unfortunately, the threat still remains. Global Warming, in my opinion, has to be the biggest possible threat to your planet. Global Warming started with the whole green house issue, but has developed into much more.

Lets start with Antarctica. As everyone knows, Antarctica is known to be harshly cold. When I think of Antarctica, I think of a place where every day is winter. Unfortunately, due to Global Warming, that thought is slowly melting. (And so is Antarctica!) Global Warming is slowly but surely increasing the temperature everywhere. The most noticeable issue due to Global Warming in Antarctica is the fact that the icebergs are melting and the polarbears are drowning... (Who wants that?)

How about that Ozone layer. It should be obvious that our factories and even our vehicles are producing fumes into our air which harm our Ozone layer. This is where people start to argue that the problem has been fixed. We've created hybrid vehicles and even electric ones, yes. However, from what I've seen, those things aren't cheap...
It seems to be less expensive to go out and buy a regular car. I won't lie, I don't have a hybrid vehicle OR an electric one. (Pricey!) We've created ways to fight Global Warming, but they're expensive! So, as of right now, we're still at square one. People will go out and buy a nice regular car for a way cheaper price than a hybrid car. These prices need to be dropped.
As for the factories, I've heard that filters have been made. I must say, I've NEVER seen a filter over a factory. So, I'm guessing, that's another financial issue.

Then there's recycling. Recycling was a great idea, but it seems to me that people are... lazy? How hard is it to throw a piece of plastic into a recycling bin rather than your trash-can which is literally two feet away?
The way I see it is, the common man thinks that his participation in this whole thing is not required because he is just one man. Well, the problem is, there are a lot of of "common men" in the world. If one person thinks like that, then it's okay to assume that many others think the same way. "I don't have to recycle this, I'm just one person. It won't affect anything." WRONG! So many people think like that. It's an issue.

This all goes without mentioning the unfortunate oil spill that took place recently.