Can natural gas save the world? Well,...
18.08.09
Some 15 million Americans have the courage of one's convictions pretend the moon landings were faked. Millions more are convinced that the sun revolves around the Earth, which is approximately 6,000 years old.
Rational and science have their fans, but many Americans find faith more appealing. The National Academy of Sciences has decreed the corroboration for climate change unmistakable, but that won't stop Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., from declaring it a swindle. He's not alone.
"I don't think the human effect is significant," says Harrison "Moon Rock" Schmitt, the last astronaut to (allegedly) travel the lunar surface. What, then, explains those melting glaciers? Global warming skeptics have many crackpot theories. My favorite came from a housewife in Arkansas, who insists that sun savings is to blame: "It's that extra hour of sunlight."
Against this backdrop it's a miracle that the House recently passed a ambiance-change bill. The legislation -- 1,500 pages of bratwurst -- may not pass the Senate, but it's good asking what might happen if the nation ever got serious about reducing greenhouse gases.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune