I think the new energy technologies are wicked cool. Geothermal, solar, wind (really solar in disguise), tidal, etc. Even nuclear and hydroelectric are cooler than "clean" coal technology. I look forward to the day when these technologies can compete with the cheap energy produced by burning coal without government subsidies. Having a hydrogen powered car will be a blast!
As we see from this quiet time in solar activity, the sun has a far greater impact on global climate than the 0.00117% of man made CO2 in the atmosphere. So, unless we're planning on regulating the sun, I'm not ready to transfer wealth via taxes and subsidies, cap and trade or any other drastic regulation that will harm our slowly recovering economy. You disagree, and that's fine. I won't ask you to believe what I do, just understand that I see the facts differently than you do.