Paul Monaco .com

Global warming… a topic that often gets me into trouble with the circle I associate with but I really believe it’s just a catch phrase that caught on and the “in vogue” thing to save the planet from.

Specifically looking at warming trends, I think our impact on that aspect of the environment is insignificant compared to natural causes, and in our haste to save the planet we’re not necessarily making all the right decisions. (Do we really want to jump into replacing all our benign incandescents lamps with mercury filled fluorescents?)

That said however, we don’t want to be stupid. As a Buddhist I am all to aware of the simultaneity of cause and effect. How every action we take (or don’t take) has an immediate effect on our environment today and into the future. We should always be aware of our actions and make every effort to not pollute and otherwise have negative effects on our environment. Not in the name of the politically correct buzzword of the day but in the name of simply doing the right thing.

If we simply look at the health of the planet as a whole and stop worrying about only a small aspect of it (like global warming) then we can together make a much greater impact and cross more party lines.