Urgency

The White House has reportedly been discussing, as a last resort, massive climactic engineering projects, a la spewing a bunch of sunlight-deflecting pollution into the air to keep the planet cool. (AP blurb)

Finally a tone of urgency that belies an understanding of the scope of the problem.

Only slightly less alarming: Obama's Energy Secretary said the Earth is like the Titanic and on a collision course with disaster unless we make changes.