Diet for a Warm Planet

I chose this picture to make you think, yes we put some carbon in the air, but what about natural disasters and volcanos, or other natural events that occur in the world?  How much do each of the many volcanos in the ring of fire put out every day?  How many tons did this fire at a 1/2 acre carwash put in the atmosphere? How many tons of CO2 does the underground coal fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania put out every day?  Before you criticize the output of people, think about nature.  If it occurs at such a vast rate in nature, are we really going to affect anything by driving our cars?  Read more on Volcanoes from USGS

Another statement in her piece, "demand drives the market toward affordability" is a delicate issue.  According to the documentary "Food Inc." this drive for affordability is what creates the low food quality for low food price that you see in the store.  Walmart is the largest company ever to adopt some organic foods, so the possibility is there, but will take a long time. See the documentary at Food Inc video .

Starting the Digital Essay

well, when she said this was to be a new experience, she wasn't kidding.  I started by editing the essay following the suggestions of Ms. Murphy's suggestions and my own thoughts.  I have also pulled together pictures of all the things my essay talked about.  That's it so far, now I have to figure out how I'm going to compile them.

In Defense of Torture Response

I completely agree with Mr. Harris, torturing a few people to save many seems a justifiable thing.  The technique of water boarding used in Guantanamo was extremely effective, with very little risk to life.  The information extraced from people in Guantanamo saved thousands.  There were bombings stopped in London, Madrid, and more plots uncovered.  All from tipping someone into water to make them feel as if they are drowning, or playing Brittany Spears and giving them caffine to cause sleep deprivation.  Effective mental torture with little physical affect.  If you make Guantanamo seem like the most horrible place on earth, just the threat of having to go might be enough to cause people to confess.  Torture seems like an effective way to save many, at the cost of one or two.

The only problem I have noted in here is you can't use paralytics and be able to communicate with them effectively.  Most paralytics are systemic, and you must then put the person on a ventilator for the time the drug takes effect until it wears off.  This would make it difficult, and the dose is also fairly exact, so the magic pill might be too difficult, or result in too many accidental deaths.