"As I noted here, a large number of Republicans have effectively tuned out scientists. The percentage of Democrats who say (correctly) the effects of global warming have already begun has risen steadily in the past decade from 52 percent to 76 percent. But for Republicans there has been a drop from 48 percent to 42 percent -- even though over the exact same time period, the percentage of Republicans who say that 'most scientists believe global warming is occurring' has risen from 52 percent to 54 percent! In short, a significant and growing number of Republicans -- 1 in 8 as of 2008 -- simply don't believe what they know most scientists believe."
- Ler em "Now even a smart kid can dream of being president Gristmill: The environmental news blog Grist. A nota merece ser lida para além desta transcrição - fala-se de Obama; do anti-intelectualismo e anti-ciência nos EUA, promovidos e alimentados pelo partido republicano (há mais sobre isto sob a etiqueta EUA - ver aqui por exemplo).
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