Global Warming. Fact or fiction??

[Final-Fan]

No, the AGW idea is that our efforts won't be enough to stop it immediately. GW will continue for a few decades on the momentum of past (and current) pollution. If nothing happens, they are proven wrong.

And sea level will not rise by all that much. The problem is that, for instance, Bangladesh has a population of about 150 million, and about half of the country is a meter or less above sea level. So rising sea levels will quickly become a problem for them.

I can understand that "better safe than sorry" is a bitter pill to swallow when we're talking about massive amounts of time, effort, and money being directed at a problem you doubt exists. Honestly, I don't have a huge problem with the status quo in the US, i.e. pro- and anti- factions end up causing minor efforts (and yes, it's been minor so far) while a huge debate ensues. Efforts will get stronger or weaker with the ebb and flow of battle, until a winner emerges.

The bigger problem is the new kids on the industrial-nation block. Honestly a lot of the AGW stuff coincides with regular environmentalism and we are getting seriously fucked in that department.