Notes on "Making Mars the New Earth."

The human race is capable of terraforming Mars.
This would be done the exact same way Earth is being warmed up: carbon emissions.
Mars right now is incredibly cold, with an average temperature -76 degrees F.
There would be multiple steps to the process of terraforming Mars.
1. Small missions add habitation modules to Mars surface.
2. An atmosphere would be created by pumping greenhouse gases into Mars, and later the carbon dioxide frozen on the poles of Mars would melt, releasing even more and heating the planet faster.
3. Rain would begin falling, and algae and lichen would begin to flourish.
4. Flowering plants could be introduced after organic soil was created.
5. 300 years later, Mars would be inhabitable. Overall this is roughly over a period of 1,000 years.
Human colonists could seed the red rock with multiple ecosystems, for instance start with bacteria and lichens and then after 1,000 years it might be able to support redwoods.
NASA does not have the funds to undertake this venture.
Mars has lower gravity, lower temperatures, and is significantly smaller.