Despite more than $150 million being invested in messaging, polls show that the push has failed to register climate change as a top-tier policy concern for Americans.
In fact, a recent study found that millennials born between 1981 and 2000 are no more likely than previous generations to “do something” about climate change. —Western Wire, 7 June 2018
The House GOP on Friday took a step forward in reining in the Obama administration’s method of assessing the cost of carbon dioxide pollution when developing regulations. —Ron Clutz, Science Matters, 9 June 2018
Pope Francis warned that climate change risked destroying humanity on Saturday and called on energy leaders to help the world to convert to clean fuels to avert catastrophe. —Reuters, 9 June 2018
For the last ten days or more, the UK has been becalmed. In theory, our windmill fleet should be able to generate 20 gigawatts of power, more than 50 percent of peak demand at this time of year, but with barely a puff of wind this month, it has been generating next to nothing. – Andrew Montford, The Spectator, 11 June 2018
Just because you have a lot of money doesn’t mean you’re smart. People have short attention spans and when you keep ‘Crying Wolf’ and the wolf doesn’t come you create SKEPTICS. Many of the dollars come from tax deductible funds.
Mean while back in the real world Chicago and Baltimore for example are war zones as USA debt is exploding .
But never mind we are supposed to believe people like Al Gore that a trace gas /plant food is causing the earth to have a fever which humans can adjust to someone’s definition of a temperature sweet spot .
I wonder if Trump will come back with that stylish Kim hair style . He and his little puppies really should keep their yap’s shut about America’s best friends .
Judging by the increase in posts here daily, I sense that there’s a backlash against the enviro’s. Like climate, politics is cyclical. The pendulum swings past centre repetitively when an outside force is added.
I can still remember the false ads put on TV by the Enviromental Defense Fund(EDF)using kids in their fake ads and T Boon Pickens as well all those who use Global Warming/Climate Change are Lying to the American People
Global Warming/Climate Change is the biggist scam in the history of Mankind a bigger deception then the Trojan Horse
“Wealthy Groups ” didn’t get wealthy by peeing away there money . I wonder how much of the cash goes to BS donors about their activities and the rest goes to “administration” .
Super Pacs are designed to undermine democracy and have billionaires call the shots .
The public are getting sick of people who think just because they make a good hamburger , computer , or can rip off the other hedge fund gamblers they are capable of producing good public policy .