Ignorant stereotypes aside, you make some good points. If the goal of the debate were pollution control I might go along with it. I am in favor of sustainable energy and conservation myself.
But the Man Made aspect of the debate is not about pollution it is about control. It is about wealth redistribution. It is about the Green Industrial Complex. It is about corporatism.
How arrogant are we to believe that anything we do will alter the fucking climate? The Earth has been much warmer and much colder throughout its existence. Natural history is very clear on this point.
One thing about solar and wind, both of those are unreliable and must be backed up with conventional, or nuclear, sources to prevent brown-outs.
Small scale solar and wind power are great and to be encouraged, but industrial sized projects are highly subsidized boondoggles subject to frequent breakdowns (windpower) and unreliable weather. And nuclear, forget about it in the U.S. where NIMBYism runs rampant.
And why don't we hear anything about industrial hemp from the Warmers and other environmental nut-jobs? I mean Jebus Christmas, talk about environmentally friendly! Drought resistant. No chemical pesticides required. Hemp bio-diesel, food, building materials, plastics, cloth, paper, and stock feed. All from one little plant.
Industrial hemp has the potential to save small scale agriculture in this country and revitalize our economy. Then again, this might make Americans less dependent on government. Nevermind.