[Ygg2]

    >  But the stark reality, if the science is to be 
    >  believed, is that we're on the path towards major 
    >  environmental changes in the foreseeable future, and as of 
    >  right now, we don't have a solution.

I'd disagree we're on the path. We are threading deep into woods that path leads (Hello poisonous jellifishes!).

I'm not sure we can turn, back, but if by some miracle scientists are all wrong, and we aren't doomed in the near future, we still need to be extremely careful of our impact on ecosystems.