| LA Times: OVER THE LAST two years, the findings of studies on global warming have grown increasingly dire. The glaciers are melting, the polar bears are endangered. Climate change is linked to the catastrophic western wildfires, and warming oceans have been tied to Katrina-like hurricanes. On Monday, the British government tried to translate it all into dollars and cents. A 700-page report written by former World Bank economist Nicholas Stern argued that global warming will eventually cost ... |