The GOP & Climate Skepticism - The Atlantic Politics Channel

The climate of the climate debate has changed a lot over the past few years. Whereas the idea of global warming, much less warming caused by man, was once controversial, more and more politicians (Democrats and Republicans) are moving forward with the assumption that it is, indeed, real. But not everyone.
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There's no procedural reason why Democrats need to work with Republicans on the bill: they're in the majority, and they don't need GOP votes. While it's always unclear how willing a majority party is to incorporate minority ideas, Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) has met with Republicans and circulated a discussion draft to gather input on the legislation. It seems that, insofar as their input is welcome, sticking by their climate-skeptical guns will limit the House GOP's input on what type of cap-and-trade system reaches President Obama's desk.

Global Warming Support Falling Faster Than Ice Shelves » The Foundry

The public is holding up a stop sign but politicians appear eager to run through it without much thought or sincere consideration. And what do you turn to when things aren’t going your way? Fear mongering...
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Ironically, the most frightening thing about Chu’s speech was the condescension with which it was delivered. Using phrases like “very, very scary” and disappearing islands seem more appropriate to a children’s ghost story than a policy discussion. Is this the Secretary of Energy or David Copperfield? This is straight-up, good old-fashioned fear-mongering.

Again: But if any of these "vicious circle" warming theories are correct, why is our planet consistently failing to turn into an uninhabitable fireball?

Scientists at Harvard University have found that tropical cyclones readily inject ice far into the stratosphere, possibly feeding global warming.

The finding, published in Geophysical Research Letters, provides more evidence of the intertwining of severe weather and global warming by demonstrating a mechanism by which storms could drive climate change. Many scientists now believe that global warming, in turn, is likely to increase the severity of tropical cyclones.