Letter - Climate Change Polls - NYTimes.com

The key point: At a time of concerted effort by those concerned about climate change to raise Americans’ consciousness about its existence and dire potential consequences, American public opinion on the issue has moved in the exact opposite direction. The scientific challenge is the effort to explain why this has occurred.

Frank Newport
Editor in Chief, The Gallup Poll

Inhofe: Obama's 'Unethical' Approach - Robert Costa - The Corner on National Review Online

Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, tells National Review Online that President Obama’s speech on the BP oil disaster was “unethical.” Inhofe’s explanation for the strong charge is simple: He says Obama’s politicization of the moment, “catering to the liberal agenda instead of trying to mitigate the damage,” was “very bad, in poor taste, dishonest, and didn’t offer any real leadership in terms of the Gulf.” Inhofe says he is disappointed that Obama instead is “focused on trying to get some kind of energy legislation into conference by the Fourth of July.”

Can Obama pass a cap-and-trade bill? “He was silent on it last night,” Inhofe says. “Cap-and-trade is not just dead, it’s buried and gone.”

Wind Power's Embarrassing Effect on Global Warming

Before hamstringing the U.S. economy with expensive mandates that may cause more harm than good, Congress owes it to the American people to get the facts.