Does Al Gore Do His Own Research?

My first (and only) class today was Retail Management, at 8:30am. It was one of those first classes where the professor surprises you with an actual lecture instead of just going over the syllabus for 20 minutes, then letting you go. I have to say, I usually never mind staying for class (since every class does cost about $20.00), and this one was no exception.

In class, we discussed the subject matter to be covered over the next 3.5 months - various types of selling, retailing scenarios, locations, positioning, etc. But the one thing that my professor mentioned that still pervades my mind is when she bluntly stated that, "Canada's population is barely replenishing itself", and that in most countries, the population is growing slightly, not at all, and even decreasing. ...Huh?

What about documentary's like An Inconvenient Truth and The Corporation? They discuss how the earth is basically on the brink of ruins because of human reproduction, CO2 emmissions, and consumption. I do believe, however, that the scare tactics being used in regards to our changing environment is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I encourage it. But when there are two possible sides to a story, unlike Al Gore, I can't just pretend one doesn't exist.

Thankfully there is another side to the story. Read here and here. But please don't stop recycling and please, please - don't trash your birth control just yet. :)

Keep Bizzy

PS - Major info on my business in my next post!!

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"Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism".

David Suzuki