An Inconvenient Truth

fallacycop wrote Regardless of whether global warming is a reality or not, it has certainly raised the profile of conservation and ecology, and our environmental situation. Probably more people have heard of this issue than they have heard of the biodiversity crisis. Whats more, the methods used to combat global warming (such as reforestation, reducing carbon emissions, etc) is beneficial to the many other conservation crises.For example the local councils here are getting involved in carbon offset planting, and conservation groups are carrying this out with endemic species, thereby creating habitats for the fauna also. While we're at it, we carry out pest control (the possums have to go, sorry ohnhai ), 'weed-sweep', etc. This helps to stabilise the land, boost bird, lizard and insect populations, people like the enhanced views and wildlife - everything wins.I believe global warming is a great 'flagship' conservation issue because most people can see that they have directly contributed to it, will be directly affected by it, and can directly act to do something about it.