chris i would like you to respond. those are strong words about the u.s. role in this. chris, i mean, let s be frank about this. what you ve had here, you ve had the president and some members of congress trying to move forward with this issue. you have an agreement of the united states that climate change is a reality and something needs to be done about it. you have epa now moving forward with greenhouse gas rules, and, in fact, more than 40% of our greenhouse gas comes from coal-burning fired power power plants. moving ahead between now and 2014, you re going to have epa putting together a set of rules, but it s going to involve the states. and so these state implementation plans hopefully will take the common sense approach to be able to move forward and show the world that, yes, the united states can get something done. it would be better if congress were to act, but the reality of it is, it s going to happen in congress, and so it s going to happen through epa and executi
with greenhouse gas rules, and, in fact, more than 40% of our greenhouse gas comes from coal-burning fired power power plants. moving ahead between now and 2014, you re going to have epa putting together a set of rules, but it s going to involve the states. and so these state implementation plans hopefully will take the common sense approach to be able to move forward and show the world that, yes, the united states can get something done. it would be better if congress were to act, but the reality of it is, it s going to happen in congress, and so it s going to happen through epa and executive authority of the united states. and through the states. while these are positive steps in the right direction, let s be very clear. these are baby steps compared to the scale of the problem. here s the thing. i want to invert that around. what ends up happening is, what is so incidious about this new kind of rhetoric about futility we have seen in the american domestic political context, it