re: #58 Thanos

As world population grows we are confronted with a series of problems, and man made global warming has been on my list since the 80’s. It’s not at the top of the list, but it’s not at the bottom either.

I like to think long term, and our goal should be “assured long term survival, freedom, and prosperity for all of humanity” or something close to that. So on my list at the top are energy security and food security. With the values of “prosperity” and “freedom” in that statement you quickly discover that energy must not just be plentiful but also clean to achieve the overall goal with any degree of hope.

I agree with you in principle and in most of your facts, but given the potential for AGW to crash completely civilization as we know it, I think it is number one on our list.