Obama's Climate Complacency: Blame Rahm? | Mother Jones

"But then there were the Washington operatives on the political and economic teams who did not want to waste a bunch of bullets on some weirdo green crusade when the polling numbers weren't there, and it would be a bloody battle to take that hill. They said, 'Let's go take some other hill.'"
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When Waxman and Speaker Nancy Pelosi brought the Waxman-Markey bill to the floor, they forced Obama's hand. He began pressing members, Gore worked the phones from Nashville, and Emanuel put aside his misgivings and mounted an effective whip operation. With an impressive last-minute display by Pelosi, the bill passed 219 to 212—and then the momentum dissolved in the face of conservative opposition. Obama's stealth strategy failed to take into account the vigor of American denialism and opposition to cap and trade.

Hot Air » Boxer: Carbon dioxide will be “leading cause of conflict” in next 20 years

[Boxer] I’m going to put in the record, Madam President, a host of quotes from our national security experts who tell us that carbon pollution leading to climate change will be over the next 20 years the leading cause of conflict, putting our troops in harm’s way. And that’s why we have so many returning veterans who want us to move forward and address this issue, so we can create those new technologies that get us off this foreign oil.

Activist Teacher: Some Big Lies of Science

Climategate only confirms what should be obvious to any practicing scientist: That science is a mafia when it’s not simply a sleeping pill.