Science Issues

Gloabl Warming/ Environment
The idea of Global Warming has become a growing concern over the last decade. It has become apparent that ocean temeratures have been seeming to eise over the years causing the ice in the polar ice caps to melt more and more. The only question is, is it natural or man-made? One side argues that the same thing happened with the beginning and end of each ice age and the same thing is just happeneing again. Where the other side argues that mans use of fossil fuels, endless trash, and other harmful sources of pollution is the cause to the temperature rise. IN truth nither of the parties are completely wrong. I believe that it did begin as a natural cause but is being intensified and sped up by man.

Nuclear Weapons
After we dropped 2 nuclear bombs, Little boy and Fat man, on Hiroshima and Najaski the world has never been the same. We introduced a new kind of bomb most poeple hadn't even thought possible. Everything at ground zero was immedatly killed, and anyone withing a 5-10 mile radius suffered form crippling radiation burns that would effect thgem the rest of their lives. None have been dropped since but now many dangerous powerful countries also posses them. This leaves everyone on edge because we all know that if one country was to drop one it owuld immediately set off a nuclear war, killing us all. I personaly believe no one should have control of this terrible bomb. It killed thousands of people and permanately crippled thousands others, not to mention it caused iresversible damage to the environment and surrounding air, If no one has possesion it takes everyone off edge.

Ramifications of Offshore Drilling
At current oil prices, we will send $700 billion dollars out of the country this year alone.
Projected over the next 10 years the cost will be $10 trillion; it will be the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind. America already has a few trillion dollar debt that is being placed on the shoulders of all young people so why continue adding to it when we clearly dont have the money to even pay what we do now. It wouldn't do anything for our economy, which is crippling in itself. Fortunately there are alternatives, such as off-shore drilling. Yes it may have a negative effect on the environment but we could work something out so that the animals that would be harmed get moved and made sure that they adapt to their new environment untill the old one is cleaned up and back to normal. Not only will drilling offshore help our economy in not adding to our debt but currently our gas prices are skyrocketing out of control at 4+ a gallon. We no longer have control, how much we pay is dictated by the middle eastern countries that we get the oil from, which by the way, the money we pay fuels them in the war we are in against them. By drilling off our shores we will gain back some control of our gas prices and at the same time cut off much of the middle eastern countried 'war funding'.