Christ...do people really have anything better to do than throw baseless insults? I am convinced that no one wants to have a reasoned civil discussion. Everyone already believes what they do and are hell bent on undermining and insulting anyone who believes otherwise. Maybe we all should just stick to bonsai and have our political debates elsewhere.
This is my opinion on global warming and human induced climate change. First off natural weather cycles resulting from geological changes are on a time scale many orders higher than a human life span. So much so that local changes in climate are of significant concern and not just a little blimp in overall long trend. This is not even arguing science or opinion. If you can't even understand this much it's not even worth talking to you.
I also agree that it is pointless to needlessly worry over things you cannot control. To implement policy and the shift of mindset that will lend towards more conservative and environmentally friendly practices is a multi-generational thing. Just being human is to be innately selfish and by living we suck out so many resources from our environment. Am I suddenly going to forgo all my electronics, live off grid, and produce no waste? No. But within the scope of my regular life I will still be conscientious about what I can do. I always pack out other peoples trash when I hike in the mountains, I commute by bike when possible, I try to avoid producing needless waste and will reuse things whenever possible, and so on. This is just the bare minimum and is not that hard to do.
Actually I take that back. There is something even easier you can. At the least we can just have mindset and values that will help foster a sense of respect and care for the environment in the current and future generations. So that as they go into their respective professions they can help implement practices that were to difficult or did not happen in the previous generation. Basically you just need to care. That is the bare bones minimum.
I agree with
@Dav4 that a lot of the green movement is just for people to feel good about themselves. Not many people are willing to inconvenience and burden themselves without some kind of return or morality badge that says you're better than others. It's also not cool to diss our scientists and what they provide in terms of innovation and convenience.
I've worked in university lab for under 2 years and also one of our own government national labs. I have great respect for what people do there and the amount of work they put in.
I am sure anyone here who has worked in academia, research, or most any science orientated career can tell you how painstakingly long of a process it is to take research and bring it into industry or something usable. It is not a glamorous job and certainly not the most high paying. It is a long, slow paced commitment with a lot of failures and struggles. But they're the people trying to innovate and in some fields, provide convenient ways for us to be more "environmentally" friendly without significantly impacting our style of life and habits.
At the least we could try to make some small changes...