Even though 98% of scientists agree that climate change...
Obama should declair a state of emergency because of climate change
Even though 98% of scientists agree that climate change is happening and is due to human activity, there are many that put their heads in the sand and pretend it's not true. Since it will take too much time to convince enough politicians to take this matter seriously enough, and time is not on our side, I think the president should declare a state of emergency because of climate change. Here why this is a good idea: 1. At the beginning of World War Two, A state of emergency was declared and all the car factories in the country were converted into making tanks overnight. President Obama could do something similar if he declared a state of emergency, by ordering all car factories to manufacture electric cars. Within a year, we can have almost all passenger cars run off electric power. 2. The president can sign an executive order to require all roofs have solar panels installed on them. He can also use federal funds to help home owners borrow money at low interests rates to get the panels installed. Those two things alone can bring down the carbon footprint significantly. Electric power would be abundant and clean and transportation would also be cheap and clean. Electric cars have many benefits over gas cars. http://www.teslamotors.com... Once America takes the lead and shows the world this technology works and is advantageous, other countries will sure follow. This is probably the only hope for saving the planet from global warming. We don't have time for politics and oil companies will fight electric cars with all their might. Declaring a state of emergency is the quickest and most efficient way to use existing technology to avoid irreversible damage to our atmosphere that causes climate change.