Visiting the melting South Pole has brought religion to many CEOs and Republican politicians who are now prepared to break with Bush on the carbon cap issue. Bloomberg News reported: "Now, I think we should be concerned,'' says Inglis, who heads the U.S. House Science Research subcommittee. ``There are more and more Republicans willing to stop laughing at climate change who are ready to get serious about reclaiming their heritage as conservationists." "Two years ago, we weren't talking about it; it's a dramatic change," John Krenicki, head of Atlanta-based GE Energy, a unit of Fairfield, Connecticut-based General Electric, said in an interview. He predicts that a greenhouse gas limit will be in place in less than five years." Though this indicates positive movement in the right direction, I lament the possiblility that this may take five years to bring enough Republicans on board. Many scientists believe we will be beyond the point of no return in 10 years if carbon emissions are not level by that point. My biggest concern is that the GOP will continue to play with the numbers and the science the same way they play word games with the budget (no increase in spending equals a decrease in spending). Still, its a start. (The David Suzuki Foundation has great information on "Global Meltdown")