The cause of any recent rise in the world's temperature can reflect long-term change across a millennium or recently discovered phenomena, such as a surge in solar energy. But his global warming seminar played to a packed house of students and faculty at the University of Rome. Meanwhile President Clinton, who hasn't been scoring many points for follow-through lately, left town and turned his attention to trade issues. The Administration's official position on the various proposals put forth for Kyoto was supposed to be finalized by October 20, but it still appears confused. This is a noteworthy turn of events.
Nobody wants to back a loser, much less the press.
What is more, reporters are aware that attempts to force public behavior infringe on democratic freedoms, hence the uproar over CNN cancelling industry's ad campaign. Americans want clean water and clean air, and their concern for nature is genuine. Something to think about for those in Washington fond of wetting their forefinger and holding it up to the wind.