There are scare tacktics on both side.
"The world as we know it will end"
vs
"We will all be ruined and thrown into a depression if we try"
How about a few steps like getting the passenger vehicles that belch blue smoke off the highways, and better emissions controls on vehicles overall. Add a levy on regular lightbulbs to make compact flourescents the obvious economical choice, and put the money from the levy into alternative energy development. Take some of the money going to all the roads, and put it into improving the transit system - I know there are people who won't take it because it is just so frustrating.
There are lots of things that can be done before any steps that would bring economic disaster. It doesn't need to be an all-or-nothing deal.
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