Sunday, August 28, 2011

States ignore climate change at their own (and our) risk

Global warming is extracting real costs, even in states where the governors are in denial.

Leon Trotsky is reputed to have quipped, "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you." Substitute the words "climate change" for "war" and the quote is perfectly suited for the governors of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, all of whom have ridiculed or dismissed the threat of climate change even as their states suffer record-breaking heat and drought.

See full Article.