Climate change won't wait for Obama

From the Jersey shore to the parched Midwest, Americans have met the effects of climate change up close and personal as billion-dollar "natural" disasters multiply. Despite the increasing awareness this it isn't a vague, futuristic disaster but a growing reality, US President Barack Obama - fearful of voters and powerful lobbies - hasn't seized his "Peal Harbor" moment. - Bill McKibben (Jan 8, '13)