On 21 July, 11:27, Alastair wrote:

You do understand that if you are correct, by the time it is proved
that it is caused by burning fossil fuels, then it will be too late to
do anything.

Hi Alastair, you are right, and that is why I run both a junior and
senior environmental group at Bablake.

With the youngsters, we measure ecological footprints and it is very
much a fun club with education on the concerens we all have about the
Planet uppermost in our work. They are so enthusiastic and believe all
the hype in the media and even in textbooks!

With the sixth form, it is much more of a practical group - they have
just completed an audit of the school's energy consumption, waste
recycling, water useage etc, writng a report with recommendations for
the headmaster and governors, They have already persuaded the school
to put in more loft insulation, fit energy saving light switches and
bulbs, install a cover for the simming pool, fit more thermostats on
the heating sysyem, investigat wind and solar power units etc.

So we aren't just waiting for proof, we are very active in the
Geography Department in trying to make a difference, even if it is a
drop in the ocean!

However, if our pupils grow up with concerns about the environment,
and actively practise what they preach, then that drop in the ocean
might become a puddle, a pond or a lake in future.

Surely even GW sceptics want to live a sustainable life?

Don't we all want a pollution free atmosphere, cleaner rivers, lakes
and seas, and a future for our grandchildren?

Just because some of us are sitting on the fence, it doesn't mean we
don't care about wasteful, dirty fossil fuel burning, though I'm not
sure I'm in favour of nuclear energy either, is that sustainable?
That's another debate however.

Oh well, back to lesson preparation - this welcome diversion has been
fun:-)

Steve J