For a wide-ranging interview with the blunt and very well informed Eugene Linden, check out: http://www.vcreporter.com/article.php?id=3159&IssueNum=63

Hmmm. Ever notice that Bush is so hyped on space exploration? Maybe he plans to move his bourgoisien buddies to an advanced moon base before the climate gets unlivable, complete with fresh oxygen, plants and animals. Y'know, kinda like Noah and the Ark? That way, "God" can finally wipe out us poor bums with smog and gasoline, ushering in a new world order of runaway capitalism and pseudochristianity <:) Gee, I wonder if God warned the president Himself of the impending Flood lately...

But it was just a nutty thought I had. Carry on. Hehehe...

"...Oreskes published a review of the scientific literature.... It demonstrates without a shadow of a doubt that the vast majority of climate scientists have concluded that humans are responsible for significant alterations of the earth's climate."

Well, some people just don't trust 'scientists'. Especially scientists who tell you what other scientists say. Yeah, you and I say that's illogical, but these are the people who believe that the moon landing was a hoax and the world was created 6000 years ago and vaccines with mercury are a corporate plot. Or whatever.

Others will say that Andrew Leonard is a LLLiberal. And therefore everything he says is wrong. But of course I buy it, don't worry.

And I'm glad to see finally some businesses are taking a long-term approach to this, otherwise it'll take a long time to turn the issue into money, and no company is going to react until it's an issue of money.

But of course all management has to do is to pay attention, and start selling all their stock before these lawsuits strike and the companies go down the tube. And then go home and keep on insisting to their kids that they had nothing to do with the slowly increasing thickness of weeds and insects outside the house and the lack of winter snow.

Mr. Leonard quips that it's "hard to believe" that giant insurance companies may be our best hope of averting catastrophic climate change. But think about it: corporate polluters and other climate villains are not so much evil as short-sighted--an effect of how these companies are capitalized. A climate-driven collapse of civilization would be bad for business, just not this quarter or next. About the only line item on a corporation's budget that reflects long-term outlook is insurance. Since it is the business of insurance companies hedge long-term risk--and they bet real money on getting it right--who better to yank corporate heads up out of the sand and fix their gaze on global warming?