What do you think is the biggest environmental threat right now?

What do you think is the biggest environmental threat right now?

Ed Begley, Jr. (Environmental Activist) gives expert video advice on: What do you think is the biggest environmental threat right now? and more...

I think the biggest environmental threat is global climate change, but when you say that, in the minds of some there is some uncertainty about global climate change; is it happening and more importantly what are the effects going to be? Are they going to be minor? Is it going to be like Y2K, where it's this big drama over something that didn't really pan out to be much of a problem at all? People fear it's going to be like that, but what I say to them is that if you take measures to combat global climate change, you're going to do a few other things. You're going to clean up the air in a city like LA or Houston or Bakersfield; some non-attainment city that isn't maintaining even the federal clean air standard. You're also going to put money into your pocket, because this stuff is good for your financial profile over the long run, and you're going to lessen our dependence on middle-Eastern oil, and I think that's a very good thing to do at this point for our national security.