Although Congress directed the President in 1987 to develop a global warming policy, virtually nothing has been done.
Klaus argues that the politics of global warming policy are about human freedom, not the environment.
His company has a huge stake in global warming policy, since 70 percent of Duke's power comes from coal plants.
Global warming policies are loading extra costs on to the already sagging shoulders of low-income households.
The White House has said the global warming policy is the subject of a cabinet-level review.
Opposition to a global warming policy partly reflects a general aversion to government regulation.
For this reason, it is likely that nuclear energy companies would likely support stricter global warming policies.
Some academics see an analogy between a global warming policy and the pursuit of national security in the cold war.
A global warming policy would be shaped first by science and social values, before economics.
Many people believe that the Bush administration had a special window of opportunity on global warming policy.