Submitted from Black Entertainment USA
Recently I was writing the post for Presidential Race Blog about the upcoming Republican presidential debate and I noticed something on TV. It was another item on global warming and that left me with a question. There is now a lot about carbon emissions and carbon offsets and whether global warming actually exists. I am hardly an expert in such matters. So I can’t say whether or not global warming exists (though I tend to think not), but there is a big push to say that it’s true. Either way, I have to wonder how long is it going to be until the global warming movement and the eco-happy individuals target NASCAR, Formula One, monster trucks, and all other forms of auto racing in general?
This may not be an issue yet, but it will be. And once the subject comes up it won’t go away. Considering that, what is going to happen when we start hearing in commercials, reports, and individual pundits on television saying that auto racing, cannot be allowed. So far, the foothold of the global warming fanatics has yet to reach anything to do with the sports but there are signs they are gaining ground. You may have noticed recent commercials from the company E-surance detailing smog monsters and giant robots attacking the environment. That’s a very mainstream statement, tying driving, smog, and the environment together. So far there has been no connection between auto racing, and harmful emissions.
This post may be a bit off the usual topic, but I wonder how the sport will be affected. I wonder how many of the fans are concerned. I wonder what people tell their kids who come home from school where they just learned that the ice caps are melting, because mom drove to get ice cream? Those same kids are bound to start asking about how bad Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Lewis Hamilton are for driving around a race track hundreds of times just to see who comes in first. What do the parents say? What will NASCAR, Formula One, monster trucks, and all the other auto racing organizations do?
I would suggest that if those organizations have not thought about this yet, they start. The reason being is that with the growth of global warming activists, legislation may come out that will directly affect this industry. Mark my words, it is quite possible that one day soon, some green political organization is going to suggest that all cars in the auto racing industry be replaced with hybrid vehicles. Actually, it will probably start with some super green nutcase (like a certain musician, who thinks everyone should use one square of tissue paper only) who will suggest that instead of racing cars fueled with a gas, races should be with solar cars or just bicycles. Imagine a Daytona 500 like that.
It’s just a thought, and it’s going to happen.
This is what I think what you think?
