Here is an elegant argument which applies risk management to a problem that's making headlines nearly every day now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg

Ok... so maybe it ain't so elegant, but it is hard to deny his reasoning.

I do have a few issues with the way he presented it though.  I do realize he had limited time to make his point, and he chose to look at the big picture mostly.  Here's where I think he missed a few things:

• What about the power of the individual?  So what have you done to reduce your carbon footprint?  Have you analyzed your footprint?  For example, have you replaced any of your incandescent light bulbs with CFLs?  How about them leaky windows or your ancient refrigerator?
  

• Second, he ignores the secondary benefits of fighting global warming:

• Reducing our oil consumption - we're gonna run out of it eventually anyway! A sudden end to our oil supply would certainly prove to be catastrophic, so why not look for alternatives now?

• A more just foreign policy - as a result of less dependence on foreign oil.

• A more sustainable future - our children won't be as reliant upon an ever shrinking supply of resources.

• Healthier air and water.

• A new thriving sector of the economy - green products.

So what do you think?