Is America really waking up?

Waking up and catching up in The Economist.

This is a well-written article that reflects the slowly but surely changing green tide of environmentalism in the U.S. Although the shift in partisan control over both the House and the Senate is primarily responsible, it's still too early to say whether the transfer of power will actually result in the 'dramatic change' implied in the article.

However, there certainly are indications that environmental currents really are moving in the U.S. In addition to the launch of U.S. CAP (see previous entry), Exxon Mobil- who was notorious for paying scientists to argue against anthropogenic climate change - even admitted that climate change is real, thereby warranting action.