The recent unfortunate sudden death of comedian George Carlin was a reminder of his career of social and political commentary through the medium of comedy. This video is a most timely example of his work.
What makes this one of particular interest is his exposure of the uncontestable foolishness of an ongoing extremist environmental concern for the welfare of planet earth among some people out on the fringe of society.
He emphasizes the arrogance of humans given that there are those among us who believe we can control the future of this planet, it's nature and it's weather. As he notes, at the end of the day this third rock from the sun will determine it's own fate (as well as ours), not us.
Of course none of this is to say that we ought not to be good stewards of this massive ship in space and time upon which we are nothing more than mere expendable passangers. Clearly we should do the best we can at all times to care for and protect this world. But unlike those 'environmental facists' who espouse an obligation to control the future, the rest of us need to face reality, understand our own limitations and continue to give ourselves and our posterity the best possible opportunity for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.