Global Warming-Unanswered Questions

It's unfortunate that we can't get past whether the globe is warming. If it is, there are a lot of important unanswered questions that need to be addressed.

"60 Minutes" repeated a broadcast tonight about how the Bush Administration is purposely confusing the issue. It showed how government scientists were having their reports on global warming substantially rewritten by a political appointee who was a lobbyist for the American Petroleum Insitute. He is a lawyer, not a scientist.

Just for the sake of argument, assume that global warming is occurring. Then the following questions need to be addressed:

--Can global warning be stopped at all?
--If it can, how much will it cost?
--What other actions will have to be taken in lifestyle changes (cars, air conditioning, pollution
controls)?
--Will the public be willing or able to accept the required changes?
--If it can't be stopped, how will civilization be affected by a changed climate?
--How much will it cost to protect ourselves from the effect of climate change?
--Will we have to abandon our shore line cities?
--Will we have to have an intricate dyke systems like the Netherlands?
--Will arable, food producing land vanish and how will we make up for the loss of production?

We need to get beyond whether it's happening and start costing out and planning for it. We are wasting time and resources that need to be directed to these and other questions.

Are we fiddling while Rome burns?