[sono]

A sure sign that the Global Warming Discussion is ginned up.

[Patrick1]

Our tax dollars at non-work.

[ClearCase_guy]

Follow the money. Analysts and scientists who want good careers, and steady funding, will be shouting "Global Warming!" for years to come.

This kind of largesse just encourages them, makes them shout louder, and thereby convinces more people that the problem is getting much worse.