canoe

Not an expert on the topic but figured I'd toss in my 2 cents.

My opinion is global warming as in the increased levels of CO2 and greenhouse gases thickening the atmosphere and raising the mean average temprature on the planet seem to be fairly well proven theory at this point with alot of facts and good research to back it up.

However alot of people ignore two facts:

1. Even if global warming was a completely proven and completely accepted theory and the consequences were well known and understood by everyone people/countries will still pollute regardless and increase green house gases. If everyone in the world acted morally and in everyone best interests we wouldn't need giant militaries.

2. Global warming has happened before, many times. Drilled ice core samples the arctic show that the earth has gone through several global warming periods and ice ages since the formation of the poles. Therefor its reasonable to assume the earth can handle these extreme shifts and has infact done so before in the past many times.

Basiclly if the problem can be addressed on a global scale great. If not then we should start looking at what the consequences and long term effects of global warming will be and prepare for them.