Remember when your cell phone charger caused that horrible tsunami?

The Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina had much to do with transforming 'climate change' from a greenie sideshow to a mainstream concern.

MediaPost Publications Mag Bag: 'Green' Issues Don't Sell More 05/08/2009

The losers were those magazines that approached environmental topics from a general, purely informational perspective -- perhaps indicating that American readers are experiencing "issue fatigue," resulting from over-saturation by negative information. For example, in 2008 Elle and Vanity Fair issues with a general "green" theme both stumbled. MRI senior vice president for marketing and strategic planning Anne Marie Kelly remarked: "General stories about the environment and global warming just don't seem to resonate that well with the general public."

Spain's Dreamy Solar Plans Are Not For The U.S.

Spain is the biggest solar energy plant builder in the world now, Bloomberg reports. To become the global leader, Spain provides crazy subsidies which hose the general public at large.
...
Anyone that would want to advocate a plan like this in the U.S. would advocate a widespread resentment of solar power. The public is already leery of the solar subsidies given out in the U.S. Making them greater and increasing the price of electricty would only infuriate people further.

CNN Poll: 44% allegedly support cap and trade scam

The poll also suggests that a slight majority oppose a proposal called "cap and trade," which would allow the federal government to limit the emissions from industrial facilities such as power plants and factories that some people believe cause global warming. Companies that exceed the limit could avoid fines or higher taxes by paying money to other companies that produced fewer emissions than allowed. Forty-four percent support "cap and trade," which is backed by the Obama administration.