Something to Talk About
January 29th, 2007 by Carbon CoalitionFor many New Englanders it’s hard to believe it’s almost February. The temperatures may have finally plunged into the teens and a light coating of white covers the ground in most places, but after such a warm December and early January, winter just doesn’t feel the same–especially in the weight of people’s wallets.
Yesterday the Boston Globe printed “Winter Warm-Up Costing NE Region.” The article looks at the direct impacts the warming winter trend has had on people who rely on the region’s four seasons. “Records show New England’s Climate…is dramatically warming–and altering the region’s character and economy as it does.” This is old news to Granite Staters who recently, and unsuccessfully, sought federal disaster aid because of the mild temperatures impacting this season’s tourism. And residents from Vermont to northern Maine agree–”it’s a lot different now than it was.”
US Senator and likely presidential contender John McCain spoke about such problems last week at the World Economic Forum. McCain believes the US Congress followed by the Bush administration will take action on global warming very soon. “I admit that it is very late, and it may not be enough, but I think that for the first time you are going to see some action on this compelling issue.” (Read the whole story from FinFacts.com.)
Another potential presidential hopeful, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, was speaking at a convention this weekend in NH, but he wasn’t talking about global warming. Instead he talked about the war in Iraq, taxes, terrorism, and an ongoing ambiguous rhetoric of “if I do, when I do, as I do” about an official run. (Read the entire article from the New York Times.)
