Hello, I would like to start a discussion with regard to extreme poverty and global warming. It is my contention that the overwhelming vast majority of citizens within the western world are not too concerned with happenings that are outside of their, as it were, sphere of perception. I believe that there are many people within western society who are much more concerned about entertaining themselves. Although there are many philanthropic and altruistic organisations in existence, I still believe that much more could be done to eradicate the existence of extreme poverty (and corporate exploitation of the impoverished) along with the extreme pollution caused by industrial society. I would like to hear people's views on what course of action should be taken in order to work towards descreasing or even eradicating the existence of extreme poverty and global warming? Thanks.