Global Warming

The ideas behind global warming are actually pretty simple. Greenhouse gasses capture heat here on Earth and stay there in order to keep the surface warm. After a while more and more unnatural sources for greenhouse gasses were emitted into the atmosphere, so much that it created a thick layer over top of the surface of the Earth. These gasses remain in the atmosphere for more than fifty years so they can obviously be very damaging to our planet. As these gasses build up and sit in the atmosphere, apparently, the temperature of Earth rises. Over the past few centuries, the overall temperature of the Earth has increased one entire degree Fahrenheit. The controversial question facing us is whether or not these ideas are true or if it is a natural heating process?
If in fact the ideas proposed are true, then we are going to face big problems in the oh so near future. First of all, the effects have already become costly. We have dedicated millions of dollars already to support research for alternate fuel sources so as not to do the atmosphere more harm. Also in the long run it has been bad for the economy. People who believe in global warming have stopped buying certain products to “preserve” (or are they just being cheap?) Not to mention, people have taken a hit. We hear that rides in planes, driving a car, or even using HAIRSPRAY are bad for the environment! No one wants to be a planet hater so basically we get screwed over because we feel we shouldn’t use certain products. On top of that fuel efficient products are TWICE as expensive as regular!
The political parties have contradicting and corresponding views on global warming. The conservative party wants to drill offshore and drill in Alaska and stop relying on other countries for our oil. With EXTRA money republicans want to work on alternate sources for fuel. The Democratic Party also wants to halt reliance on other countries. But they are critically opposed to offshore drilling and drilling in Alaska. Part of the liberal platform is investing BILLIONS (with a B) in alternate fuel sources, when the answer is right underneath us (literally). To conclude, I believe the myth must be busted.