According to the California Resources Board, greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution in the state fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004. Even better, as the above graph indicates, this accomplishment was achieved right along with steady growth in GDP and population. This appears, at least in California, to be the exact opposite of the negative economic consequences climate change deniers predict will be associated with efforts to reduce GHG emissions.
Rut: a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change. This kind of disparity was one of the main causes of the French Revolution.
Climate change refers to long-term changes in the earth's atmosphere owing to global warming. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric changes on a regional scale...