January 18th, 2010
From Danna Moore, our Stakeholder Campaigns Director:
Americans are less supportive of climate change action than people in other countries. This disconnect makes it unlikely the U.S. will pass meaningful policy before the next international meeting and American politicians need to assume more of a leadership role.
It is clear that worldwide support for serious action on climate change remains robust even during a global recession. A recent Globescan Survey polled over 24,000 individuals in 23 countries and found that 64% of people think climate change is a “very serious” problem, up from 44% of those polled in 1998.
Sadly, Americans ranked below the average with 45%, a decrease from 50% in 2007. This has left the scientific and environmental community confused on the next steps towards addressing climate change in the United States. Scientists find they must, once again, expend time and resources to fight climate change skepticism rather than focus on the political solutions that are desperately needed.
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January 10th, 2010
From Bill Shireman, President of Future 500
The scientists who fabricated and censored data to build a stronger case for global warming should have been roundly condemned by climate protection advocates – not minimized and seemingly excused. Their actions did more to undermine their movement than anything the so-called “deniers” could have dredged up on their own.
Uncertainty is present in all science, as my ecology professor Dr. John Holdren taught me a quarter century ago. It would be foolish to demand (or pretend) absolute certainty before protecting the climate. Nothing is ever proven in science – only disproven.
But the botched work of irresponsible scientists calls attention to a wise and powerful tactic to pass climate policy: a “no regrets” approach to climate protection.
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