In fact, according to a survey released last week by MORI, a UK financial services company, nearly half of those in the UK say they are more afraid of global warming and pollution than they are of higher taxes, war, divorce, having enough money for retirement, going bald, losing their virility, or having the UK swallowed up by the European Union. Out in Iowa, another global warming pow-wow. This time it's the 1999 National Forum for Agriculture at Iowa State University, with the Feds going after those who've been getting a little squeamish about Kyoto taking big chunks out of their farm income. Not quite so. Farm and commodity groups, including the Farm Bureau and National Grange, beg to differ.
Government types respond that it's time for agriculture to get on the bandwagon.
Agriculture should be on it. Well, there it is. For a time last week, of the 4.7 million titles offered by Amazon, this book was Number 66 in sales. It's still going like hotcakes.