Global Warming.

*Fewer and fewer Americans believe there is solid evidence of global warming. Despite the fact that every opinion columnist and pundit on the airwaves repeats the idea that Global Warming is a serious threat, a recent poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press shows that not many people are buying it.

*According to new polling done by The Pew Research Center, only 35% of Americans feel that global warming is a serious problem, down from 44% of those surveyed in 2008. Only 36% feel that there is solid evidence that the earth is warming because of human activity, down from 47% in 2008.

*Massive government intervention, however, has inevitably become catastrophic for humanity throughout history. Big government can quickly turn any green space into a barren blight.

I think everyone should be taking into consideration about global warming. People are careless and since their lives are just going on the way they like it, they don't think about what COULD eventually happen in the future. Because of our negligence now, there are so many things that are causing this "global warming".

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press: Global Warming.

Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming

Modest Support for "Cap and Trade" Policy

There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. And fewer also see global warming as a very serious problem – 35% say that today, down from 44% in April 2008.

Pew Internet & american life project civic engagement.

*Those who use blogs or social networking sites politically are much more likely to be invested in other forms of civic and political activism. Compared to those who go online but do not post political or social content or to those who do not go online in the first place, members of this group are much more likely to take part in other civic activities such as joining a political or civic group, contacting a government official or expressing themselves in the media. Only when it comes to making a contribution to a place of worship are the differences among these groups quite minimal.*

*Whether they take place on the internet or off, traditional political activities remain the domain of those with high levels of income and education.*

* Contrary to the hopes of some advocates, the internet is not changing the socio-economic character of civic engagement in America. Just as in offline civic life, the well-to-do and well-educated are more likely than those less well off to participate in online political activities such as emailing a government official, signing an online petition or making a political contribution.

*Younger Americans are more likely than their elders to be internet users, the participation gap between relatively unengaged young and much more engaged middle-aged adults that ordinarily typifies offline political activity is less pronounced when it comes to political participation online. Nevertheless, within any age group, there is still a strong correlation between socio-economic status and online political and civic engagement.*

*33% of internet users had a profile on a social networking site and that 31% of these social network members had engaged in activities with a civic or political focus.*

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

-He is the first American President to win the award in his first year in office.

-Despite his brief tenure on the job and lack of tangible achievements, the Nobel Committee said it honored Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

-Obama becomes the fourth American president to win the award and the third to win while in office.

-His one measurable achievement has been to improve the U.S. standing in the world as measured by polls in foreign countries, particularly after reaching out to the Muslim world in several speeches, including one from Cairo, Egypt.

5 facts of Pew Internet/ degrees of access

1. The Pew Internet Project's May 2008 survey finds that 73% of adults in the U.S. go online. 78% of adults have a cell phone. 55% of adults have broadband at home. Offline Americans are overwhelmingly over age 70, have less than a high school education, and speak a language other than English.

2. If we included living with a chronic condition in the internet access chart, that group would fall at around the 50% mark, whereas adults with no disability or chronic illness fall around the 75% mark.

3. And yet, once online, people living with chronic conditions are just as likely to use the internet to gather and share health information as other internet users. In all, 80% of internet users look for health information online.

4. All Whites (75%) All Blacks (59%) English-Speaking Hispanics (80%) 73%* of the population reports using the internet or email. Here is a breakdown of use among different online groups. (shown as a percentage of population online) 18-29 Years Old (90%) 30-49 Years Old (85%) 50-64 Years Old (70%) 65+ Years Old (35%) No High School Degree (44%) College Graduates (91%) <$30K Income (53%) >$75K Income (95%) Men (73%) Women (73%)

5. 55%* of the population reports using a high-speed connection (e.g., DSL, cable, wireless) when accessing the internet from home. Here is a breakdown of use among different online groups. (shown as a percentage of population using a high-speed connection from home) Whites (56%) Blacks (41%) English-Speaking Hispanics (55%) 18-29 Years Old (69%) 30-49 Years Old (68%) 50-64 Years Old (49%) 65+ Years Old (19%) No High School Degree (29%) College Graduates (78%) <$30K Income (31%) >$75K Income (82%) Men (57%) Women (52%) High School Graduates (39%) Urban (56%) Suburban (59%) Rural (38%)

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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