Sean's and Dubman's attitude reminds me of the very end of one of my favourite tv mini-series of the 80s called
Edge of Darkness. (Only click if you want the spoilers).
Not to spoil it too much for anyone who feels like watching it - and it is bloody brilliant and should be watched - it is basically about nuclear waste and illegal reprocessing and pollution. And at the very end the daughter "tells" her father about tiny little black flowers that have started to grow on the mountains. And because they are black they attract and absorb sunlight and heat, which begins to melt the snows, effectively speeding up the effects of global warming, which is nature's way of "dealing" with humans for polluting the earth... and the cameras pan to these little flowers.
And, bizarre though it sounds, I actually found that strangely comforting. How screwed up is that?!