Michael Pollan's Essay? Why Bother?

The United States is the world’s top global warming polluter responsible for 80% of fossil fuel consumption every year. More than one million species have already perished due to global warming, and, with predictions indicating around 150,000 people will die due to heat related causes by the end of the century, the human race could very well endure a similar fate. With global warming manifesting as a significant calamity Michael Pollan, a journalist and activist, published an article entitled ‘Why Bother’ in the New York Times Magazine directly addressing the ignorant attitude of the human race for disregarding the seriousness of global warming. According to Pollan, the climate-change crisis is essentially a ‘crisis of lifestyle’ and in his article he urges people to make considerable changes to their lifestyles in order to avoid destructive consequences of global warming. But, is it realistic to expect others to change their ways in order to help prevent a disaster that has already been set in motion? Or are the reasons which prevent those from making changes too great a barrier for us to overcome?
Global warming is amongst the most frightening environmental issues the modern world faces; it’s adverse effects have become significantly more prevalent since the dawn of the 20th century taking the forms of powerful

He begins by associating directly with those who either refuse to accept the existence of global warming or believe it is too late to employ changes to inhibit the rate at which global warming is progressing. In society, each person has their specific role which is ultimately their way of survival in our ever-changing economy.He then continues to highlight the fact specialization leads to dependency on specialists to fix global issues; inferring we often get so consumed by our own lives which contain our own issues and render global issues insignificant by