Each time I walk through the Salt Lake City airport I’m reminded of how much I dislike this ad from worldwildlife.org. Today, I just had to stop and snap a quick photo.

When it comes to the debate about the causes of global warming, I understand, and have read a great deal from both sides of the discussion. I get it. And, I understand that there are a lot of people who are very passionate about the issue.

However, when either side simply ignores the debate itself, and instead chooses to target children in an effort to influence, it just doesn’t seem right to me—or smart. It makes me wonder if the human-caused global warming advocates have very much confidence in their position. If they did, they would stick to discussing the issue in an rational, adult-directed manner.

Children, for the most part, live in the present. It’s hard for them to understand how time works. Instilling fear in them, by making them wonder if next season’s little league games will be cancelled due to mass flooding, seems irresponsible.

I don’t know what the answers are in this debate, but I do know that manipulating children for political gain feels wrong. What do you think?