Artful Dodger:  I will admit that Joe Bastardi puts on a compelling show for your friends Bill O'Reilly & Glenn Beck.  But, he is a weatherman, not a scientist.  He is also on the dole of big oil which could be suspicious. In addition, he predicts the weather with an air of complete certainty.  Nobody can be that certain about the weather.  I agree that no science can be absolute, & no one can say explicitely when the world will end by global warming.  But, the vast majority of scientist agree that there is a man made component to global warming.  Based upon this evidence, I side on the need for gov't regulation to stem this trend.  It may happen anyway, but I think we can do things to delay it.