We all complain about how slowly government moves. The rare circumstance of the Patriot Act (only six years in the making) is called fast action. Most of the time government is struggling to understand much less make policy for moving targets. Just look at the recent stand off in Nevada. A need from 20 years ago has been fulfilled, was fulfilled years ago, but government is moving forward like a car with failed brakes.
Dr. David Archibald has published some research that suggests that the anti-global warming policies of the US government and UN body have missed their moment in history. If you believe in global warming then you have to admit that times change. Your very moment is all about change and you have to admit that the change may be in the opposite direction. As even recognized by some leftist on this site the sun is going into a calm period. The need for carbon emissions control has passed. Without the sun, the major affect on the global climate, we should see some cooling. If we continue to try to enforce unnecessary climate restrictions then we are going to hurt ourselves greatly. Winters will get colder requiring more fossil fuels to warm people's homes. Fuel prices have gone up because of government restrictions. The growing season will shorten in the US but food prices have gone up because of other government actions designed to combat global warming. Corn into gasoline rather than the shopping cart, land put into lay up rather than being productive, EPA dust regulations, and the BLM interfering with ranchers.
Dr. Archibald said to prepare for weather and growing seasons that we are used to seeing 300 miles north. For Texas that is a blessing, for Kansas you're talking about northern Nebraska. It was time for the jetstream to change and it was time for the sun to change cycles. Will it take government 20 years to understand that they have made a mistake and then want to spend uncounted billions trying to turn things around that they caused. I guess that is a new term; Government Caused Climate Change.
http://www.newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=56541