USA's climate-change story

You might have already felt the eerie silence from the countries who were once crying aloud for actions on climate-change, well lets see about at least one country, the USA, where the climate change activism was profound and whose political influence in global arena is considered the most powerful, but it was here, climate-change legislation never got through the senate. 

Every piece of scientific evidence, long temperature averages that smooth out year to year fluctuations, Arctic sea ice volume, glacier melting, record high to record low ratios all point to a continuing and quite possibly accelerating, rise in global temperatures. Accusations leveled against climate researchers, data manipulation allegations, email traps, all have been eventually concluded as fraudulent activities perpetrated by climate deniers. People never took it serious when many politicians tried to threaten about an economic downfall if actions were taken against global warming.

So It wasn't the science, the scientists, or the economics that killed action on climate-change in USA, what was it then? The usual suspects greed and cowardice. The motive behind climate change deniers can be found out if we follow the money they get from, the funding pipeline starts at big companies, especially oil and coal companies, like Exxon Mobil, which has spent tens of millions of dollars promoting climate change denial or Koch industries which has been sponsoring anti environmental activities for two decades. Or look at the politicians and lobbyists who have been making foul cry against climate actions where would they get money for their campaigns? You already know the answer.

Greed was enough to make this triumph for the deniers, however cowardice joined in to make a perfect murder, above all the cowardice of politicians who know how big a threat global warming poses, who supported action in the past, but who deserted their posts at the crucial moment. Greed aided by cowardice , has triumphed. And the whole world will pay the price.

P.S. based on an article by Paul Krugman – The New York Times