Reply #10: The key here is that it will affect poor countries most.

[Gregorian]

I want to site examples of frivolous American behavior. What's the point? I mean, nobody is going to change. A few people amount to nobody. A million Americans might change a lightbulb, or cause a Prius to be built. The majority will not change. Period. By the way, I'm one of them. There is only so much we can do, even if we try. Everything we do is associated with combustion in one way or another. Almost everything. Brush your teeth? That toothbrush was manufactured and shipped. The water was pumped and pressurized. Flush the toilet? Same thing. We've painted ourselves into a corner. Farmland is paved. But more than anything, people really don't give a rat's ass. Here's how I see it- Out of sight; Out of mind. Until the waters are rising, which will be way too late, people will continue their lives.

Now, good leadership will have an impact. I call it trickle down intelligence. But we have a dilemma. Just like when populations begin to decrease, and governments panic. It's happening in France right now. They're literally paying people to have kids. Or so I've heard. Growth is mandatory in a modern society. Money, money, money. But still, we can try to alleviate the situation. And with two billion people eyeing modern living, in India and China, we had better start doing something now. We should have started in 1970. But in case you've been living in a bubble, horsepower has been increasing, and lifestyles have been becoming more lavish. You don't want to know how many $100,000 driveways I've seen.