the rather pedantic statement by oppenheimer in post #1 all boils down to, as karda referenced earlier, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
a lesson we ALL should live by.
the trick is recognizing that it ain't broke.
the companion rule is "if it ain't broke don't fiddle with it either".
a prime contemporary situation is the sun is going into a low activity phase that in the past has created mini-ice ages. the planet earth has responded with a lot of volcanic activity producing volumes of greenhouse gasses to blunt the effect. man has added their two cents into the equation by also producing greenhouse gasses. herbivores of the world have also contributed their methane, and bacteria are doing their best to break down wastes into gases as well. this will help protect us all from freezing our butts off during the coming ice age.
so what do the touchy-feely liberals do? they try to fix it. they fiddle with it. they tax it (some of the money sticks to them of course in the process further encouraging them), they legislate, they spend vast amounts on studies and reports to justify their taking yet more of our money. the earth is doing it's best to use all it's resources to stabilise itself, and they think they know best and screw around where they are not wanted.
