Climate Change Politics

Recently we’ve seen a flurry of articles and initiatives, spawned by the White House, to refocus on climate change. Whether this is a move to distract from the ‘Obamacare’ morass, or simply to appease environmentalists, it is pure politics.

A giant mushroom cloud of steam and ash explodes out of Mount Pinatubo volcano during its eruption as seen from inside the then U.S. military Clark Air Base in Angeles, located in Pampanga province, on June 12, 1991. Arlan Naeg/AFP via Getty Images

Dear Editor:

Recently we’ve seen a flurry of articles and initiatives, spawned by the White House, to refocus on climate change. Whether this is a move to distract from the ‘Obamacare’ morass, or simply to appease environmentalists, it is pure politics.