Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:33:53 AM
Has the american public finally come to terms with the deception of the climate "nutters", or have the "skeptics" done a better job of winning the arguement? Well, surprisingly,
maybe it is neither.
The rise in climate change scepticism, and decline in pinning the blame on humans, tracks Obama’s assumption of power. In December, one month after his defeat of John McCain in the presidential race, the number of Americans who blamed people dropped to 43%. By February, the figure had dropped to 38% and it now rests at 34%.
Who would have guessed that? Then again, cap and trade is looming on the horizon and most people know what that means.
Second, the recession, combined with proposals from the new Obama administration to start taxing carbon in one form or another, gave the public new reason to question whether carbon dioxide really is the demon that climate change doomsayers claim. Upon investigation, the public would have found little to support the doomsayer case.
Standing up for the climate is a noble cause, right up until you can't afford to do it anymore.