The suppression of the debate on climate change

At this point, there really is little to debate.  The vast majority of climate scientists have weighed in and overwhelmingly point to man's role in climate change.  Meanwhile, polls have shown fewer Americans believe in climate change than did 10 years ago.   I believe the experts and support concerted government efforts to curtail carbon emissions.  However, very few of our elected representatives are pushing the necessary legislation.  The wingnutosphere, fueled by money from those who are making money in the short term by denying the inevitability of climate change, ridicule anyone who presents the data.  Al Gore is fat, and besides, it is snowing in North Carolina.  We have probably passed the point where relatively painless measures will hold greenhouse gasses in check.  The longer we put off the work of changing to a green economy, the harder it will become.  Now that the Divine Mrs. M and yours truly are about to become grandparents, my perspective is changing.  My prospective descendent will come of age as some of the more horrific predictions of weather scientists begin to manifest.  Rising sea levels, super storms, droughts and extreme temperatures will become daily news as we edge toward the mid 21st century.  I hope he or she does not look at her immediate ancestors as the ones who became aware of the danger and did nothing to avert it.  I think we need to try to make sure there is a future for the following generations.  I am going to start demanding action from my representatives in Congress and the President.  I suggest anyone who reads this do likewise.