the article states that Stephen Schneider predicted global cooling
due to industrial pollution. In fact he was right about that one too.
Its called global dimming, and scientists noticed a change in the few days after 9/11 when there were no contrails (it was actually hotter during the day) so ironically, reduced industrial pollution over the last 30years or so has actually lessened the global warming...

anyone commenting on past ice ages and solar flux etc. sure the climate has changed in the past ,except over thousands of years, however has there been such a huge increase of c02 in such a short time as in the past century. As for the cost to the economy of reducing green house gases - Germany has been able to implement Kyoto compliance without a huge cost to its economy and it is still paying huge amounts of money to support the former East Germany..

as far as the cost - I dont see anyone worrying about the US military budget (bigger than the next 10 biggest nations combined)

the fact is the writing is on the wall even in the US - the energy companies know there will be carbon trading, and requirements for green or alternative energy, even if it is to reduce dependence on the middle east.