History of the Problem Essay

A couple things over the long course of the study of climate change proved to be very significant. The first of those two things happened in the 1950's when government funded studies proved once and for all that carbon dioxide can actually be trapped in the atmosphere. The other milestone was the prediction that by 2000 global warming would be very apparent, and obviously that prediction came true. In researching for my paper, I was appalled to find out that corporations (being among the biggest culprits in emitting greenhouse gasses) and individuals who were against government involvement, began to pour millions of dollars into advertising and printing inaccurate "reports" about climate change in an attempt to relieve national concern of global warming, that falsely claimed to be supported by scientific study.  These steps  in the wrong direction greatly swayed public opinion of climate change. It amazes me how much say the "big guys" have. Not all of the history of the problem could have fit in my paper, but I made sure to include the significant parts and information collected over the years about global warming.