You are absolutely correct. Best observation of the day.

You mean like drilling for oil?

That is not the point joeblow.
The point is, without doubt, that there are things we can do to make things a little bit better. Possibly a lot better, for humanity and other life forms on this planet. Why isn't that enough? You are right that clinging to our consumption habits and going "green" will not change anything. We must realize that we must read the science and act accordingly. We, as a world, cannot even discuss the smallest change to our consumption habits for the benefit of our children. This is one of the saddest realities I have been faced with in my 60+ years. We just don't seem to give a shit. We are getting dumber and more callous, by any metric. What explains the explosive economic inequality facing humanity today? A fantastic economic system, or God's design that some people are just "smarter", like our web shop owners, and are destined to rule the world and heaven.
Joeblow, I read most of your comments. You can think this one out. We are under-performing, in this country, in almost any metric there is, be it education, health matters, economic security, honesty and transparency, child rearing, violence, theft, and on. At what point will we wake up? I am being honest here. You don't refine your NBA game by practicing with small children. Where are the thinkers in this country for the rest of us to hone our game? Clear thinking is little different from any other human endeavor. It takes practice, practice, practice. What exactly do we really practice in this country other than to tear our brothers and sisters down? Be honest.

This has been news for the last 30 years. There is nothing that can be done now. Why? Because we have not developed the brain power needed to cope with these issues. One misleading metric in Mr Johnson's interview is where "he indicated The Bahamas’ emission is 0.001 percent. “So obviously, we are not causing global warming and we are not causing climate change,” he said." This is simply because we don't have the population. But, to say that we are not causing global warming and climate change is extremely disingenuous. Our habits and lifestyles are precisely what needs to change. There is no debate here. Our mentality here in The Bahamas is exactly the same as it is in the countries that have caused the most emissions. Basically, it is this. Climate change is a hoax. Nobody will tell me what kind of car I can drive and they certainly won't tell me we need to change our economy. God has determined our fate and humans can't see it. It's fake news. If The Bahamas population were scaled up beyond that of a small city, we would be as culpable as any nation in the world in creating this situation and then, denying it even exists. This is the result of a country, any country, of largely uneducated, don't give a shit, uncaring people. Here, or our neighbor to the north. We are the same.
Quit thinking in 8 decades for a 3 foot rise in sea level. By the time our 5 year olds are 25 years old The Bahamas may very well be undone by the sea level rise, displacing tens of thousands, the collapse of our economy with no visionary leaders and no skilled labor force, the decline or collapse of our conch, crawfish and fin fisheries, the social disintegration that we are starting to see, even now. You don't have to be a genius to see what is coming. But, you do have to do a little reading and give a shit. We don't seem to do either.

"With 71.6 percent of the population being overweight, and 43.7 being classified as obese, COVID-19 has the potential to exact a heavy toll on an undisciplined Bahamian population, which has to be disconcerting to COVID-19 Task Force and Ministry of Health officials, who are now mourning the tragic death of Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Nurse Bernadette Rolle." With the availability of such data, it should come as no surprise that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis continues to subject the Bahamian people to curfews and lockdowns, even to the extent of doing irreparable harm to the domestic, nonessential economy. Bahamians have been given the options of two poisons: an anemic economy or COVID-19."

Hi Kevin,
If Bahamians were really undisciplined, it would seem to be in the act of praying. For all the talk of prayer, by so many, in such volumes, and in such certainty, wouldn't one expect just a little relief in the face of all this, from a good God?
Why use statistics to make a point, and then delve right into asking people to pray. If I honestly looked around the world, at those populations who prayed and those who didn't, would I find any statistical difference in happiness, healthiness, longevity, or perhaps even going to heaven. From the looks of it down here Kevin, overly religious people are the most deluded on earth. Just wondering how many people were praying on Abaco, just before Dorian hit. Of course I don't know God's ways. But please Kevin, isn't it about time people like you and Jerry Falwell quit the hypocrisy and snake oil? And, the "non-essential" domestic economy? You mean like cooking, cleaning, doing laundry? You mean non-essential to those who have better things to do, like praying and counting money?

Yes, many of us would like to know how the Family Islands are really faring.

If you note, there are 10,000 test completed. We have a population going on 400,000.
This testing rate of 2.5% cannot represent the real numbers, and is way to low to allow for responsible intervention.. Dr. Sands said so himself. Now, will we see hospitalizations and deaths go up accordingly is the question.

ColumbusSleepy,
You have had no plan since you started commenting here, as the other posters have pointed out. Your reactionnary comments do little to add to an educated dialog. Do you actually read? Just asking..

Thinking the same. The deeper dive should be done before opening your mouth. High school work expecting first world salary. Our bar is set inexcusably low.

Water is a right. Why not treat it like the police? We fund the police without expecting a payment from those who call them. Our problem, the people's problem is that we place the tax burden on the poor and working class. Instead of progressive taxation, we resort to regressive taxatiòn
The businessmen and politicians are fine with this. And they seem fine with a failed educational system. If the people were smarter and aware this would change immediately.