1. Not to become self sustaining
   1. Would cause problems with foreign relations
   2. Energy prices would rise. We cannot afford to do that now
2. Wait to reconstruct our grid
   1. Would the overall cost be worth the rebuild?
   2. How long would it take before it pays for itself?
   3. WOuld need to be passed by all bodies of government, it would have to be implemented for a long term project
      1. No president could concur this problem due to the 4 year limitations
3. Are the initial costs affordable for average americans
   1. The start up costs all depend on the household.
   2. Is more affordable if you are initially building a house rather than reconstructing
   3. Will pay for itself in 10 -15 years
4. Reconstruct the United States Power Grid
   1. The overall cost to overhaul our power grid would be the cost of 1 iraq war
   2. Our power-grid is very ineffective
   3. We should move power-lines underground to better insulate the energy being carried
5. Ice Core Samples show captured CO2 levels in the poles
   1. CO2 samples show yearly concentrations of CO2 much like rings of a tree
   2. We are able to tell snow fall each year as well in the polls, which has been slowly decreasing
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6. Wean our country to renewable resources
   1. The automotive feild is currently going to electric cars
   2. We have about 200 years worth of coal to sustain our nation by itself. As well as natural gas, etc.
   3. Solar, wind, and hydroelectricity are all forms we can use.
   4. Nuclear energy can actually be good, however it is highly inefficient
   5. It would create jobs
7. The Theory of 6 degrees Celcius
   1. THe theory of 6 degrees celcius is the difference between an ice age and a bad freeze
   2. As well as this can be for warming to, once warm enough our planet would go into an ice age to try and heal itself
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8. Have the ability to have a self sustaining household
   1. Our households can have solar energy, geothermal warming/cooling, wind energy
   2. We have the abiility to contribute to our power grid and get paid for it
   3. Its better for us and the environment
9. Coral bleaching is directly related to global warming
   1. Coral bleaching is natures early sign of warming
   2. Coral is directly effected by warming water and bleach once the temperature of the water passes corals base line temperature
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10. Air pollution has risen
    1. Increase in asthma and other respiratory illnesses
    2. Increase in smog alerts where you can visually see are pollution
    3. We now have air quality warnings
11. Can we capture CO2?
    1. Currently we have no effective means to isolate CO2 and extract it from the air
    2. We would produce the same amount of CO2 in trying to clean CO@ from the air that it is not worth the investment