Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Should humans be listed on the Endangered Species Act?


Without the Endangered Species Act Bald Eagles would be gone.


"Based on estimates of extinction risk, 262 U.S. species would probably have gone extinct between 1973 and 2003 had the act not been passed." 

"The polar bear is the first species to be officially acknowledged as being threatened by global warming. Humans, too, will be a cost for a melting world. By protecting polar bears, and reducing emissions, we could avoid impacts such as hurricane damage, real estate losses, energy costs, and escalating water costs--a projected price tag of almost $1.9 trillion annually by 2100 in the US alone."

From:
by Joe Roman

Right now we're doing next to nothing to prevent the earth from becoming too hot for human existence. Some species will continue to exist without humans on earth. There may be a tipping point where no matter what we do the earth will be too hot for human existence. 

The Endangered Species Act works. How about listing humans on the Endangered Species Act?

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