News comment: Global Warming and the American Public

An AP story appearing in our local paper today, indicates that many fewer Americans believe that Global Warming is for real than several years ago. The explanation posed by the aticle is the worsening economic conditions which raise the perceived economic cost of controlling the causes of global warming. I think they have something with that theory. Sure tells you something about the self serving nature of beliefs. Standing this observation on its head argues (as did Karl Marx) that economic security is required to bring out the best in human nature.