debate shifts to ‘tipping point’

from washingtonpost.com / MSNBC.com:

Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate change is progressing so rapidly that, within decades, humans may be helpless to slow or reverse the trend.

Finally, the conversation is turning an important corner! We're at the point where we need to squabbling with those unconvinved that there's a problem and start figuring out just how big the problem is. Some people may have good reason to be unconvinced; regardless, by the time society waits for everyone to come around, for some to pull their heads out of the sand, and for a few to find a way to make a buck off solutions and therefore stop contributing to the misinformation, it may already be too late. Not to be alarmist, but global warming is an immediate problem that requires immediate attention. Stewardship of resources, care for God's creation, not to mention maintaining a decent environmental for health & quality of life type issues - all of these are reasons to be attentive to what's happening to the environment as a result of humanity and to be pro-active in protecting the environment.

Or else we all might wind up like this poor Kenyan woman, stuck in a famine stricken country with nothing left to do but curse God and die.