You have not figure it out yet. The US lost all their assets in the Wall Street melt down. We have nothing to sell to the world except clean air credits and our military (Hessians anybody?). The ruling class of our country (Dems and GOP) have no option but to support the concept of global warming in order to legitimize the concept of cap and trade. This is one of the few products the US can sell to China and India to recoup our loss dollars due to trade deficit. Like or not, global warming and cap n trade is the wave of the future. It is no longer about science, it is about making money. Once the Wall Streeters get set up on this new scheme, no amounts of data will be able to stop it and any GOP wants to make it as POTUS will have to accept it or Wall Street will withhold political contributions. Anyone who wants to have a successful career in science, academia, media and etc may be told that if they do not toll the global warming line, corporate America will silence them by withholding employment, credit, etc, etc. Worst corporate financed, Dem sponsored brownshirts will harass your home and family. Any developing nation that wants to opt out of the system may face military threat from US/EU because the collapse of cap n trade may impact the US/EU financial system. Who knows, our grand children may have to fight and die over the belief of global warming (even if it is proven to be wrong).
This is the next bubble.