AND THE WEIRDNESS GOES ON - AT 8:10 A.M. ET:  Related to the story just below is this one, from Britain's reliably leftist Guardian:

Protest and direct action could be the only way to tackle soaring carbon emissions, a leading climate scientist has said.

James Hansen, a climate modeller with NASA, told the Guardian today that corporate lobbying has undermined democratic attempts to curb carbon pollution. "The democratic process doesn't quite seem to be working," he said.

Speaking on the eve of joining a protest against the headquarters of power firm E.ON in Coventry, Hansen said: "The first action that people should take is to use the democratic process. What is frustrating people, me included, is that democratic action affects elections but what we get then from political leaders is greenwash..."

COMMENT:  This man is increasingly delusional.  He apparently sees himself as a modern Paul Revere, warning the citizenry about impending doom.  Of course, he's factually wrong.  Most corporate interests are now on board in the "fight" against global warming, and have thrown in their hypo-allergenic towels.  The only holdouts are thoughtful scientist who think it might be a good idea to see if we really have the facts about this crusade.

March 19, 2009