Many people may have a complaint about the economy, but my biggest complaint about it is that we are too reliant on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels have many great uses and you could even say that they are running our countries, but that is the problem.
The phrase "too much of a good thing is a bad thing" is true. However in this case to much fossil fuel used will hurt us all. You all have heard of the problems that it can bring like rising sea levels, acid rain, global rise in temperatures, and many more. They are all true, and to those don't believe me research the subject for ten minutes. There are graphs, videos, and even full books on the subject.
The fossil fuels that we use are slowly killing our planet as we speak. The effects aren't immediate so it isn't a big problem yet. "Yet" is the key word there. We need to make the changes to an economy soon before it is a big problem. Changing the economy is a big thing, and we can't afford to rush it or it will hurt us all the more.
You may ask yourselves how changing the economy for the better will hurt us, but with fossil fuels it will. There are a lot of jobs that are reliant on fossil fuels. We need to slowly switch to green resources soon. If we are to suddenly change, it would be like a runner breaking his leg and needing to participate in a big race. However this race is between all of the countries, and who says that another nation may not trip us when we are weak.
The main problem is that the corporations are stopping us from making the changes. Nobody wants to make a big move because those corporations will move against that person. In the political debates neither candidates have discussed the environmental details yet likely due to this reason. The quicker we can make these changes the less it will hurt us in the long run.
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