They want to sow confusion and lull the public into a dangerous complacency.

Why? Because they’re scared. In the last few years we’ve made substantial progress toward reining in harmful emissions and establishing a cleaner approach to our nation’s energy system.

Change is coming, and these attacks on science are simply a last ditch attempt by polluting industries and their allies to continue to operate business as usual.

we will:

* Organize scientists from around the country to beat back misinformation and educate decision makers and the public about the real facts on global warming.
* Develop and distribute accessible, robust materials to help the media and public understand the science behind global warming.
* Engage experts in key states to highlight the local impacts of global warming, costs of inaction, and opportunities for state-based action.
* Build American pride in the dedicated researchers who are working to understand and adapt to the consequences of our changing climate.

The rise in Arctic near-surface air temperatures has been almost twice as large as the global average in recent decades1, 2, 3—a feature known as ‘Arctic amplification’. Increased concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases have driven Arctic and global average warming

In case you didn’t notice, April 2010 was the hottest global April in recorded history.