Climate change is one of those issues that has been written about in the popular press so much and for so long—while bearing so little fruit—that reporters and headline writers don’t realize how silly they sound sometimes. Consider this one today from the NYTimes.com:
Biggest Obstacle to Global Climate Deal May Be How to Pay for It
This is news? I mentioned this to in-house environment guru Steve Hayward and he offered up some other headlines we might expect in the future:
“Biggest Obstacle to Space Flight May be Gravity, Vacuum in Orbit”
“Biggest Obstacle to Redskins’ Super Bowl Hopes May Be Other Teams”
“Biggest Obstacle To Peace May Be War”