I think you'll find that many people involved in the "green" movement don't actually give a crap about Al Gore. What many people are now focused on is sustainability. Even if anthropogenic climate change is bunk (which it isn't) it still makes sense to develop economic and environmental practices that will not bring us the highest short-term gains, but rather ensure that prosperity into the future.
is it not unconscionable for sanctimonious Green-types to try and guilt people in to giving money so that we can repent for our eco-sins?
Yes, giving away money solely to offset your own guilt is not a good way to go about things. However, changing the way we do things to make them more sustainable will cost some money up front. I suggest you look for another way for you to invest your money/time to help reach this goal, one that you think is not a scam. Maybe you could try to buy local foods (whether or not they're labelled organic) more often.
We have many intuitions in our life and the point is that many of these intuitions are wrong. The question is, are we going to test those intuitions?
-Dan Ariely
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