The biggest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind

In case you have missed it, NPR is running a groundbreaking year-long series on climate change. They elegantly describe it as "A year-long exploration of how climate shapes people and people shape climate." It's full of interesting tidbits about societies of the past, present, and future and the monumental effects climate change has.

Environmental issues have finally made a few headlines in the news. Only recently did Bush admit that global warming is real (...ten years behind, at least?) and connected to the activities of humans. And with the Democrat-controlled Congress, progress has finally begun again on environmental policy.

This brings me back to the title of this blog. They are the words Senator Jim Inhofe (recently-deposed Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee) used to describe global warming. It perfectly summarizes the past six years of ignorance that have governed our country--policies that have been influenced by radical conservatism far more than science and reasoning. Similar to the evolution debate, conservatives have been dangerously successful in introducing doubt when it comes to major scientific principles. If we had invested more in alternative energies 10+ years ago, we would already have cheap, clean, readily-available power and less oil-driven conflicts.

Anyway, tune in to NPR to hear this series! And let's hope the political tide continues to change. Let's push for a smarter, greener future.