Let's get this straight:

I, am placing my bets on Jesus Christ and the scripture. Period. So I'm really hoping Cy is wrong about me, because the Pharisees were screwed according to Jesus.

Further, the scripture says that: Ro 8:22* For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

Meaning as it says in Revelation, there is going to be a new heaven and a new earth. God's going to start over.

I merely presented the Senator's information because he don't believe the new religion, and makes a pretty good case of what it's a futile effort, that is purely politically inspired.

Hell, if you go to the Earth Charter site, they pretty much admit as much.

"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up
with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming,
water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill ...
All these dangers are caused by human intervention
and it is only through changed attitudes and behaviour
 that they can be overcome. The real enemy,
then, is humanity itself." 
- Club of Rome, 
The First Global Revolution (1991), page 104

"...we need to get some broad based support,
to capture the public's imagination....
So we have to offer up scary scenarios,
 make simplified, dramatic statements 
and make little mention of any doubts....
Each of us has to decide what the right balance
is between being effective and being honest."
- Stephen Schneider, 
Stanford Professor of Climatology
lead Author of many IPCC reports

(the polar bears are drowning, what absurd BS.)

"We've got to ride the global warming issue.
Even if the theory of global warming is wrong,
 we will be doing the right thing in terms of 
economic and environmental policy."
- Timothy Wirth, 
fmr US Under Sec of State, 
current Head of the UN Foundation

(what's it about, just what Sen. Inhofe suggested according to this fella too)

“No matter if the science of global warming is all phony...
climate change provides the greatest opportunity to 
bring about justice and equality in the world.”
- Christine Stewart,
fmr Canadian Minister of the Environment

(Ohh yeah, justice and equality are brought about by fraud, yepper that's the recipe.)

“The only way to get our society to truly change is to
 frighten people with the possibility of a catastrophe.”
- emeritus professor Daniel Botkin

I could go on but there ain't no sense in trying to enlighten one to the fallacies of their religious fervor. (mine ain't fervor PK:) Mankind is not going to save the earth. Man couldn't if they wanted to. And certainly, a UN/World Government consensus will only royally fuck the masses, while the Stakeholders -which not a one of you here is- prosper. Unfortunately, WWIII and WWIV will break out, what with men fighting over the resources we went into Afghanistan and Iraq for.

And yeah David, the kid books are propaganda. In fact, it's indoctrination, pure and simple; for love of the state, and conspicuous consumption: "Show those terrorists we're not pansies, go shopping".

Unfortunately, so many of you, yourself included, do not recognize that I am on your side. Oh sure, you don't share my belief system, which is fine by me, I'm all for free will, liberty of conscience, y'know... but I am telling you the truth. Cause y'see, the cataclysm is coming regardless of all this histrionic horseshit. It cannot be avoided. Financial disaster is inevitable, why be surprised the earth is sick to death of human stupidity. And yes, I believe the earth is a conscious being, at least in respect to the Almighty.

peaceably, and thanks for taking the time.

ps Would you do that dedication again? Or would you think better of it this time? I think that was the key detail. I immensely respect your conviction, but would have counseled against it.