I find this staggering, I really do

This is worse than the anti-evolution people
(at least they have the excuse of being impressionable young'uns in sunday school)

This isn't a "safe the world" issue
the world will be fine, and has gone through a lot more in it's time than this

ultimately, it's a "safe us" issue
(whether that be our existence, or our standard of living, depends on how effectively we deal with the issues)

We (and, indeed, other life we depend on) are a lot more fragile than the earth