Dr. Karowe presented a very interesting lecture on Monday regarding the global warming issue. I entered class not knowing much about the subject aside from the fact that indeed the earth is being affected by this phenomena. The first thing that impacted me upon listening to the facts was the issue regarding the energy from the sun. There is much debate regarding whether or not we are receiving more energy from the sun and if this is playing a major role in the warming of earth's temperature. I learned that over the time period discussed that indeed the earth has warmed fastest while receiving a lower amount of energy from the sun. This immediately led me to believe that humans are playing a much larger role in global warming then originally thought. Dr. Karowe then gave us this statistic; 95% of the increase in earthly temperature is a result of humans. The burning of fossil fuels and forest clearing being the leading role players in that stat. I also appreciated the portion of the lecture that provided ways in which we can begin to minimize this climate change. So often we hear of all of these complaints and people continue to contribute to global warming without realizing it. It is nice to know that there is a group of people who are adamant about making positive changes in order to sustain the earth we live on.