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Essay / Global Warming is a Hoax - 521
The essay opens with McKibben explaining how the political campaign against global warming is flawed because at present there is not much that can be done to remedy this. (Mckibben, 1) He then states that humans are the biggest culprit of global warming and supports this by giving examples such as SUVs and American ignorance. (2.9) He concludes by saying that if ten percent of America went green, continuing it wouldn't save the planet, but ten percent might get the government's attention to pass laws requiring all world to go green. (11)To begin my answer, I am personally convinced that global warming is a hoax. During my studies, many arguments in favor of global warming were refuted to me. My father and grandfather, as well as my Apologia science textbooks, gave me information contrary to the idea of global warming. Therefore, I see no merit in Mckibben's argument. The recent weather should support my conviction to some extent. My father joked that we should sue Al Gore on the grounds that his efforts caused the ozone layer....