and you don't want to be paying later.
Don't let deniers have their head in the sand moments. The world has procrastinated much to long, we are now saddled with changing climate which will continue to worsen during the next decades. We still have a small window to lessen the damage. Have you not heard of tipping points people? Don't you see that ranting and raving is getting us nowhere? Even on the odd chance that thousands of scientists are wrong, these people that got us to the moon, and have advanced civilization to where we are today, imagine where we could be if common sense prevailed. For starters, just how long do you think we can sustain the balance of payments on the costs of foreign oil? Growth alone requires the generation of much more energy, for without energy to do our work, we will not grow, period. That energy cannot come from coal, for all the reasons outlined above in the newspaper article. It is unhealthy, we deserve clean air and clean water. Renewable energy is a win win. Money stays in the country, less emissions from electric plants, jobs many jobs building, installing and servicing the renewable energy infrastructure. There is no silver bullet, mankind has to learn that in order to solve large scale issues a leap must be made. The ratio of subsidies for the traditional emissive energy section versus the monies set aside for research and development of renewable energy is a travesty. It serves to point out one glaring fact, that our country is not run for the betterment of its citizens, but rather for next quarter's bottom line.

Without immediate improvement in the reduction of green house gases, we will be paying much more for food, water, and energy in the future as well as sending our kids on more and more missions to quell unrest around the globe as millions and billions of people start moving, seeking drier land, potable water, and food.

Don't kid yourself, this is real thing, and time is drawing neigh. Once the tripping points occur there is no going back, no possible mitagation, just misery for all.

Do yourself a favor, research what happens when the glaciers melt out, what happens when the currently trapped methane in the arctic tundra is released, what happens when the ice sheet in Greenland melts. This is big stuff people, really really serious stuff. And not to ruin anyone's day, it is all ongoing at this time.

Time to wake up and smell the roses folks
Good night and good luck