I seem to have come across quite a number of climate change extremists recently, from both sides of the fence. Those that think the environment is so important we should ignore the financial costs in fixing it and to not do so is stupid, and those who think climate change is a myth and we should ignore the environment for the betterment of the economy. To all these people I say BOLLOCKS! Even greenies need a few dollars for accommodation and food, and even ignoring climate change the environment still needs to be preserved. The worst case scenario with climate change is pretty bad as well, so it might be a good idea to keep tabs on that one. Please don't listen to stupid arguments like this one though.

For those poo pooing the environment and saying SHOW ME THE MONEY, think about water in Australia. Recently, in Sydney, a population of over five million people went to around 30% water reserves. Ignore that, and it won't be long until people start dying. Just one of many environmental issues we face.

A lot of the people who were saying we should ignore the effect on the economy to save the environment are now too worried about losing their job to argue anymore.

I heard an interview with Freeman Dyson, a physicist, futurist and general dude who was around in the Einstein days and is still active. He's a climate change skeptic, but has some very interesting things to say on the matter. He believes that the environmental movement is akin to a very useful and good religion where followers are keen on saving the environment, which is actually a good thing. The bad thing is that there is so much emphasis on climate change many other important environmental issues are not being given the attention they deserve.

Just a side note on the video I linked to earlier in this post, he has a better video as well, but still talks a bit of shit about not requiring evidence to make the best decision.