Oh holy hell. There's more than two perspectives. Quit being George Fucking W Bush. "You're either with us or against us". NO. I'm with you when you're right and deserve an ally. Attack Afghanistan, go after the SOB who brought down the towers. Fuck Yeah. I'm right there with you. Go attack Denmark and see how many people switch sides George.
Climate change IS an issue. The climate is changing. Is that because of us? Yes. Not completely, or perhaps even mostly, but we sure aren't helping. Does that give every company on the planet a reason to rape you on "green" products? No, but you can be sure they will. Of course every company that makes "green" products is playing it up all they can. Governments are too, because many people are too stupid to think for themselves and they just parrot the morons they see on TV. Governments, like it or not, are majority rule. That's money or people, depending on the specific member and how corrupt they are.
Assuming that the climate fluctuates to the degrees the scientists are worried they will (Regardless of whether that's natural or sparked by our actions... and who knows if they'll be right. I didn't do any empirical scientific studies, so I will refrain from passing judgement) IF they are right, we need to figure out what to do about it, or many people will die. Mass extinctions are bad. For all our technology we'd be fucked if the bottom 1/4 of the food chain dissapeared.
Does that mean I'm going to go out and buy a prius and tattoo al gore's face on my ass? No. I'm not going to waste a shitload of gas driving some piece of shit hummer though either. Mainly because it's ugly as sin and gas is expensive, but hey, if I can drive a cheap car that gets me from A to B and I don't have to listen to some idiot in the parking lot whining about greenhouse gasses, that'll be what I do. I'm not going to go pour oil down a storm drain so I can gloat when the world doesn't spontaneously explode.
Oh and BTW, I don't really give a shit. Flame on if you must. This post wasn't directed at any particular person, just the attitude this thread is taking