My gut-reaction answer to this issue would be that the crisis is real, but not as immediate and universal as it has been suggested, and we should give God and his creation a bit more credit than this. I have a problem with a sovereign God that creates something that can so easily be ruined by his people. Yes, there are concerns about environmentalism and lack of Christian involvement in addressing those important issues, but No, we should not buy into the hype and excitement that often accompanies such stories that are motivated by generous research grants and pseudo-science.

For a very common-sense approach to this important issue, I highly recommend Michael Crichton’s speech Fear, Complexity, & Environmental Management in the 21st Century which he presented about a year ago at the Washington Center for Complexity and Public Policy.

I also recommend his excellent book State of Fear.