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We are a nation of rampant consumption. As long as non-renewables like coal and oil remain relatively cheap due to government subsidies and short-term ease, Americans will continue to crank their A.C. down while watching their three television sets about trapped coal miners and still not connect the dots.
Until U.S. citizens start to understand what is at stake - the planet and life-as-we-know-it - you can count on Congress doing nothing new. Why should they? Things are working out well for them. They get to live a life of power and perks on the dime of big industries like coal, while American's continue to re-elect them based on red herring issues.
We need the type of drastic action on the part of the people that only comes about in desperate times. Perhaps a few more American cities being wiped out by hurricanes would do the trick. Unfortunately, by then, it might be too late.
