1) Because they tend to read Farm Journal (which has been light on the topic) rather than Scientific American?

2) Because the TV weather folks never make mention of climate change?

3) Because our government isn’t getting the word out on climate change?

Given the huge predicted negative impacts from climate change, including serious threats to our future national security, isn’t it time for President Obama to go on prime-time, national television to give a “State of the Climate” address, to inform the farmers in Missouri, and other misinformed Americans, of the very clear and future danger represented by climate change?

Last time I checked, offering protection to its citizens is one of the roles of government. We/they just don’t yet seem to’get’ the fact that the very slow ticking of the climate change ‘clock’ doesn’t erase this role–it only hides it from the eyes of the many misinformed stakeholders.

Now is the time for all good students, parents, grandparents, politicians, bloggers, climate activists, and others to show our leaders how to lead–by asking them to take bold action to preserve our climate, for all our sakes. This is a STEALTH problem: once it’s apparent to EVERYONE–like it is to the folks who are now surrounded by pine bark beetle-killed trees–it’s too late.

So, it’s time, President Obama. Time to talk about the results of the $20 billion in government research that’s sitting there, unnoticed at http://www.globalchange.gov. It’s time to let citizens know what’s in store for them, so that they will tell their senators to ‘get on board’ to support the climate legislation that the world needs from us in the US.

For folks reading Joe’s blog that live in, or know of people who live in, states where senators are dragging their misinformed feet, let’s get the phones ringing, the Internet buzzing, the tweets flying, etc.
(States needing calls to senators include: MT, DE, PA, TN, ID, OH, MO, OK, and LA.)

Sorry to go on for so long, but this is important. Just for fun, check out this 350 climate video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWZmLPq4TQ.

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Forget what all the climate scientists say. If you want to know whether global warming is a problem, ask the farmers in Missouri.

I wasn’t able to watch today. I’ll just ask one question: Did any of the Senators or people testifying mention the recent letter (sent by eighteen scientific organizations) explicitly or, at least, state specifically that at least eighteen major scientific organizations in the U.S. agree on the reality of climate change?

As I’ve mentioned, The New York Times has still not covered that letter, as far as I can tell.

I’m starting to think that the letter must have been a joke or deception, i.e., some stunt involving the cooperation of CP and the folks who run the AAAS’s website? After all, who else has covered the letter? The signatures looked real to me, and the writing credible, but the media haven’t covered it, or at least not The New York Times. What am I missing?

Cheers,

Jeff

This is great info for me. I am well aware of the science end of the issue, but not so much on the legislative side. Please forgive a basic question, but I ask thinking there may be others who don’t know our process either. How many votes are needed to move this out of this committee? Is there a basic description of the process that you have already prepared?

Thanks for all your great work. I enjoy your blog every day. Rich