Saturday, August 01, 2009

How Californians Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Warming : TreeHugger
...This last figure might make some of us more liberally-disposed bemoan the Right’s groupthink, but the fact is the numbers universally show decreased concern; this amongst a population already more aware of global warming's imminent danger. It seems to indicate that global warming and the imperative to make drastic societal changes are far from entrenched in the national consciousness.
India On Board With Climate Pact - Science News - redOrbit
Despite India’s opposition to binding carbon emission cuts and difficulty accepting scientific evidence about global warming, it claimed to be committed to coming to an agreement on battling climate change during the upcoming UN summit in Copenhagen.
Dan Morgan -- Farm-State Democrats Are on the Rise in Congress - washingtonpost.com
Climate change legislation was moving along in the House in June when it ran into a tractorcade. Dozens of farm-state lawmakers, led by the blunt-talking Minnesotan who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, blocked the way.

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