Morgan 5B

Climate as a Moral Issue

1) The main point of this article is that global warming and other environmental problems are a moral issue. Politicians, in particular, make it about money and politics and forget the issues at hand. The author says that whether or not scientists are correct in their beliefs about global warming, the world is a stake and people need to take action

2) One example the author uses to show that politicians make it about money and politics is Senator McConnell. McConnell said “Action to protect the environment will hurt ‘my state’ ”, as he is someone who is fighting any sort of action taken by the government to help stop global warming. The author is arguing that it should not be about politics, but the morality of saving the planet. 

3) I agree that the environment is a moral issue and there should be more actions taken to help. Many people think that small steps are not enough, and therefore don’t do anything, but I think that anything and everything helps. One person alone may not have any impact, but if every single person did one thing, it would make a huge impact on the environment.