I DON’T GIVE A F*CK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE!
On his social networks, Arnold Schwarzenegger
shared these exact words, which make A LOT of sense!
“I see your questions.
Each and every time I post on my Facebook
page or tweet about my crusade for a clean energy future, I see them.
There are always a few of you, asking why we
should care about the temperature rising, or questioning the science of climate
change.
I want you to know that I hear you. Even
those of you who say renewable energy is a conspiracy. Even those who say
climate change is a hoax. Even those of you who use four letter words.
I’ve heard all of your questions, and now I
have three questions for you.
Let’s put climate change aside for a minute.
In fact, let’s assume you’re right.
First – do you believe it is acceptable that
7 million people die every year from pollution? That’s more than murders,
suicides, and car accidents – combined.
Every day, 19,000 people die from pollution
from fossil fuels. Do you accept those deaths? Do you accept that children all
over the world have to grow up breathing with inhalers?
Now, my second question: do you believe coal
and oil will be the fuels of the future?
Besides the fact that fossil fuels destroy
our lungs, everyone agrees that eventually they will run out. What’s your plan
then?
I, personally, want a plan. I don’t want to
be like the last horse and buggy salesman who was holding out as cars took over
the roads. I don’t want to be the last investor in Blockbuster as Netflix
emerged. That’s exactly what is going to happen to fossil fuels.
A clean energy future is a wise investment,
and anyone who tells you otherwise is either wrong, or lying. Either way, I
wouldn’t take their investment advice.
Renewable energy is great for the economy, and
you don’t have to take my word for it. California has some of the most
revolutionary environmental laws in the United States, we get 40% of our power
from renewables, and we are 40% more energy efficient than the rest of the
country. We were an early-adopter of a clean energy future.
Our economy has not suffered. In fact, our
economy in California is growing faster than the U.S. economy. We lead the
nation in manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, entertainment, high tech,
biotech, and, of course, green tech.
I have a final question, and it will take
some imagination.
There are two doors. Behind Door Number One
is a completely sealed room, with a regular, gasoline-fueled car. Behind Door
Number Two is an identical, completely sealed room, with an electric car. Both
engines are running full blast.
I want you to pick a door to open, and enter
the room and shut the door behind you. You have to stay in the room you choose
for one hour. You cannot turn off the engine. You do not get a gas mask.
I’m guessing you chose the Door Number Two,
with the electric car, right? Door number one is a fatal choice – who would
ever want to breathe those fumes?
This is the choice the world is making right
now.
To use one of the four-letter words all of
you commenters love, I don’t give a damn if you believe in climate change. I
couldn’t care less if you’re concerned about temperatures rising or melting
glaciers. It doesn’t matter to me which of us is right about the science.
I just hope that you’ll join me in opening
Door Number Two, to a smarter, cleaner, healthier, more profitable energy
future.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
This statement resonates with the speech Leonardo DiCaprio gave when he
got his long-awaited Oscar!
