According to Reuters and CNN, "This has been the world's warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago..." Is there any serious person out there who still doubts global warming is both a) occurring and b) being caused by humans? By the way, check out E.J. Dionne's column, "Christians Who Won't Toe the Line," which talks about how "the National Association of Evangelicals faced down right-wing partisans and reaffirmed its view that solving global warming was an important moral cause."
Last but not least, here's a great article by Patrick Ottenhoff on the "rich and deep well of [conservation-minded hunting and fishing] voters" out there. Great quotes by Mudcat Saunders, who says that the "No. 1 issue facing sportsmen is the loss of habitat" and that as long as the issue is framed as "conservation" as opposed to "environmentalism," it can be a big winner politically for Democrats.
That being said, sure, if we can become more "green" with our planning and daily lives, then we should. Will that "stop" or "reverse" this warming trend? Who the heck knows. But that doesn't mean we can't try.
I guess I have a real problem with finger pointing and pinning blame on people. Just fix the problem. I realize this topic is a tad dicier than most, but if we can "fix" global warming by changing our daily routines, then we should certainly try to do that.
As far as pinning blame is concerned, the issue is that companies like ExxonMobil have actively worked to spread pseudo-science and to delay action on this (pun intended) earth-shattering issue. That's about as outrageous as what the tobacco companies did on smoking, and in both cases, it needs to be brought to light so people know what we're dealing with here. The bottom line is that no reputable scientists disagree on this issue, only people bought and paid for by the devil...er, Big Oil industry.
And a separate point, but aren't folks like Exxon-Mobil paving the way now with their research, and in terms of cutting off contact with suppliers who aren't "going green"? I remember hearing something about that a few months back.