Science, People and the Planet in 2010 - NYTimes.com

Whatever you think of global warming, it’s clear that humanity doesn’t have the energy menu it needs to have a smooth ride in this century.

Speaking of global warming, this was the year in which the recent burst of coverage of global warming — which, despite its significance to some was a tiny blip in the flow of news — ebbed to a dribble.
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As I’ve said before, the last few years of public discourse on climate has been akin to water sloshing in a shallow pan. The public has never been deeply engaged on this issue, and almost surely won’t be, with or without sustained media coverage, in time to be the factor that drives shifts in energy norms that are needed in the next few decades for many reasons.