While little in science is absolutely certain, especially when dealing with something as complex as the global climate, there is a scary and growing body of evidence that implicates human activity in the planetary heat-up. The most stunning recent evidence is the North Pole. It is no longer frozen. For the first time in 50 million years, the North Pole is liquid. Dr. James J. McCarthy, a lecturer on a tourist cruise aboard a Russian icebreaker, says water lapped at the bow when the ship reached the pole.
Few scientists dispute global warming.
Most who do work for industry groups, like the largely discredited Global Climate Coalition. Prominent corporations like General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, American Electric Power, Texaco and Shell have abandoned the coalition, unable to stomach its distortion of the scientific evidence. Tellingly, the insurance industry, which will be stuck with much of the tab for catastrophic events caused by global warming, is one of the leading proponents of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The coal industry is still in denial. And Underwood, naturally, is right there alongside, doing his best to protect his political benefactors, no matter what the cost.