Urging Action (But Not Too Drastic!) To Solve The Global-Warming Crisis

In the war on illegal drugs, the consensus is that dealers must be dealt with harshly while mere users are treated more gently. As if inspired by George Bush’s recent remarks on the nation’s “addiction” to oil, Americans favor an oddly similar approach to global warming: They think the government should force companies to take steps that reduce global warming, even as they flinch at action that would squeeze the companies’ consumers (i.e., themselves). A Time/ABC News/Stanford University poll shows the conflicted state of opinion.