Global Warming

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. It’s the first step toward reversing the animals’ downward spiral to potential extinction.

By E. Thomas McClanahan, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
In a recent poll in Britain, some two-thirds of respondents believe the green agenda is mainly a tax-raising ploy. And 70 percent said they are not willing to pay higher taxes for strategies to deal with feared climate change. The lesson for politicians would seem to be: Any energy tax proposed should be revenue-neutral.

By E. Thomas McClanahan, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

... noted by Australian geophysicist. Something to do with too-few sunspots.