Obama might push for a carbon tax, according to optimists unfamiliar with ‘the House’ | Grist

Note that it’s former Republican policymakers talking up a carbon tax. That’s why I’m skeptical.

Current Republican policymakers, not so much.

Rasmussen Poll: 68 Percent Of American Voters See Global Warming As A 'Serious Problem' | ThinkProgress

there was a drop in the number of people who say it’s human caused

Twitter / aDissentient: Nobody is going to trust climate ...

Nobody is going to trust climate science until its practioners distance themselves from this kind of thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_LYN2C0aAc …

[17-minute video linked from the tweet above] SXSW Eco 2012: Thomas Brookes and Michael Mann - YouTube

Thomas Brookes, director of the European Strategy Centre, interviews legendary climate scientist Michael Mann about the current state of public discourse surrounding climate change [excerpt].