Extra, Extra, snooze all about it ... the Jury Verdict, of credible Scientists, is in.
Even if, Responsible GOP Representatives, are out to Lunch ... as always.
"Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused primarily by human activities, and poses significant risks to humans and the environment." Among those risks in the USA: more intense and frequent heat waves, threats to coastal communities from rising sea levels, and greater drying of the arid Southwest. [...]
The Climate Choices report, requested by Congress, suggests investing in clean-energy technology, looking for ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and — most important — putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions. "Cap-and-trade," a complex but proven way to use market forces to reduce pollution.
Our view: America, pick your climate choices
usatoday editorial, 5-18-2011
And the GOP response?
[...] former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty abjectly apologized for once supporting the idea. "I've said I was wrong," Pawlenty groveled. "It was a mistake, and I'm sorry."
For now, his party's rejectionist stance is unrivaled among major political parties, including conservative ones, around the warming planet. The latest scientific report [...]
a future fraught with melting ice caps, rising sea levels, shifting agricultural patterns, droughts and wildfires.
The Report Press Release:
the nation's pre-eminent scientific advisory group, the National Research Council arm of the National Academy of Sciences, issued a report called "America's Climate Choices."
I wonder if Tim Pawlenty has children and grandchildren?
If so, has he told THEM, that "he's sorry ... for the world -- that the GOP and their Sponsors, are bound and determined, to leave them?"
I wonder.