Climate Change Report

The Wall Street Journal reported May 20 that the National Academy of Sciences has delivered to Congress an 869 page report on climate change .  Congress requested this report in 2008.  The report basically confirms the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  saying that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks.  This update is much more alarming that previous reports.  The 2007 IPCC report said that sea levels might rise 1.9 feet by 2100. The new report say it would be as much as 6.5 feet. The report went on to urge bold steps to immediately reduce carbon use--either high taxes on carbon--or a cap and trade system.