Eddie, there is no doubt we're trashing the planet. Heck it's probably trashed beyond hope already.
We differ in what we can do about it. The forces and volumes in play are beyond mosts' comprehension, it amounts to terraforming - and we haven't been past the moon!
I think we should spend the money on fusion research, we'll need vast amounts of power. Heck we should've spent the stimulus on it too.
noone, is that Asimov's' human only universe, or Star Wars?
Pete