By Tom Ryan, Kansas City Star Reader Advisory Panel
I remember the commercial when I was young…the smiling hostess from some far away land. “Come to the UN”, she said, as if it was this magical theme park. It seems amazing, this farmers market of international relations. Some conservatives get nervous at the UN, though.
By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board
A carbon tax would be the most effective way to change the behavior of industries that belch large amounts of greenhouse gases into America’s air.
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.
