Examining how we manage our natural world and how such resource use affects our lives and the lives of others. Promoting environmentalism, green energy, climate change awareness, conservation, animal welfare, good nutrition, and other environmental causes. Bringing attention to what individuals, communities, or countries can do to help their environment on a local or global scale. Promotion of sustainable living and general environmental awareness. Promotion of ethical treatment and use of animals, both domestic and wild. This folder is open to discussion on what "ethical treatment" of animals may include. Discussion of government environmental policy which may include: :bulletyellow: Government's role in environmental regulation. :bulletyellow: Use of government to encourage or deter behavior which may concern our environment. :bulletyellow: Government's choices in subsiding or taxing certain types of energy. :bulletblue: As a group we do not accept submissions which feature the belief that humans are in no way a factor affecting climate change. This is due to the fact that 97% of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities. Controversy on climate science is purely in the political sphere which is not relevant or constructive to scientific research. Unfortunately, it is also not constructive for environmental based policy on climate change, when the controversy tends to be between political parties. :bulletblue: Please also see reasons why we support climate change awareness