Is the world ready to understand we have known global warming is going to change the world’s climate to the detriment of life on the Blue Marble for over half a century? For political reasons many people are publicly denying the Earth is warming influencing people to disbelieve in Science and even what they see for themselves.

            The change is going to happen whether or not something isn’t done to ameliorate the increasing damage to the environment. Beyond the politics, the deniers are concerned about the change in the structure of our economy. The fossil fuel industry is a pillar of our economy and employs millions of people from lease scouts, geologists, drillers, pipe manufacturers, truckers, refiners, manutainence, gas station operators, and all the people who build engines and their parts. Add to the petroleum business the thousands who are coal miners, transporting coal by truck and rail, and the few coal-burning coal-fired generating plants.

            Of course politicians have some concern about the loss of jobs but it’s the owners and stockholders who put money into their pockets and campaign chests which concern them the most. The loss of those jobs is going to occur and the sooner the better to prevent the worst scenario from happening.

            Bill Clinton’s campaign advisor George Stephanopoulos told him, “it’s the economy stupid” because he saw that was what won elections and that is why politicians are scared to face the facts.