Everyone's going to be the leader: Now Vilsack says Ag Department will lead climate change debate

In his first news conference as U.S. Ag Secretary, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack promised the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be the "national leader in climate change" debate.

"This, of course, will involve conservation, greater efficiency with the energy we have and expanded opportunities in biofuels and renewable energy," Vilsack said as he read from prepared remarks.

Losing our faith in junk science? | Gristmill

Poll shows more Americans do not believe global warming is result of man-made activity
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Amidst the chaos of the Inauguration events and Obama administration's transition, Rasmussen Reports conducted a global warming poll late last week. As I perused through the poll questions and responses I could barely believe what was reported: An increasing number of people do not think global warming is caused by human activity.
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Affiliations aside, this news is not only disheartening, but it is also downright disturbing.

A few weeks ago, I read an article detailing how legislators in Florida were wary to vote on a greenhouse gas reductions act since apparently some of Florida's politicians were questioning the role of human activity in global warming. Perhaps the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should mail them a few hundred copies of their 2007 Fourth Assessment Report. I can understand that the average American doesn't take the time to read the IPCC reports, but politicians? The IPCC specifically made a summary report just for policymakers.

Perhaps the IPCC should also mail them a few hundred copies of Chris Horner's Red Hot Lies.