A First Family of climate change deniers?

If any member of Obama's family really believes that CO2 might kill future generations, why doesn't that person refuse to partake of unnecessary fossil-fueled travel?

Michelle Obama and the kids take on L.A.: Pizzeria Mozza, Pink's, Lakers | Los Angeles Times

Michelle Obama, her two girls and her mother swept into Los Angeles sometime Sunday like family tourists on a summer idyll.

Well, maybe not quite like typical tourists, since they were shepherded around in a convoy of black SUVs with numerous Secret Service agents in tow. Despite that, they managed to move surprisingly below the radar -- it was a private visit after all -- going from one trendy foodie restaurant to another before finally heading (or so we are told) to Staples Center to catch the Lakers and the Celtics playing Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Flashback: Obama camp spies endgame in Oregon

Pitching his message to Oregon's environmentally-conscious voters, Obama called on the United States to "lead by example" on global warming, and develop new technologies at home which could be exported to developing countries.

"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said.

"That's not leadership. That's not going to happen," he added.