We all know the importance of recycling and most of us would like to say we care about the environment, but why is it that so many people are choosing to deny the possibility of the serious immediate impact of global warming? A recent CBS poll taken shows that only 28% of Republicans believe that global warming has a serious impact on the environment now. While the democrats have a better percentage of 65%, I wonder why this issue seems to brushed off by such a large portion of the population.
In the CBS article analyzing this data, they suggest the denial might come from push-back from Obama's recent carbon emission standards. The states that say that global warming is not an issue are those that produce a lot of coal. I believe that some states take Obama's recent action as an attempt to satisfy democrats who are pushing for reforms. However, I know that this is a real issue and that what Obama did was the first step to changing the way people treat the environment.
It seems crazy to me that people could be skeptical of an issue that is obviously a problem. We see it everyday with changes in our environment. I think that the denial comes from wanting to make a profit from the coal industry. By the time some people choose to accept the impact of Global Warming, it could be too late.
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