“[Climate deniers are] shocked, shocked to learn that climate hawks and activists have been using twitter and social media as “glue for the cause” and yes — oh, the horror — to communicate with each other! That’s of course why it is called social media. Watts [a prominent denier] admits: “A few years ago, I never much thought social media was worth much, but seeing how Michael Mann and Bill McKibben have been using it to their advantage, my view on the importance of it has changed.” (Memo to Deniers: Try replacing “social media” with “science” in the above sentence.)

“We’ll have a much better shot at developing solutions to our climate and energy problems that are good for our economy if leaders from across the political spectrum get re-engaged in the debate. It is time for conservatives to compete with liberals to devise the best, most cost-effective climate solutions. Solving this challenge will require all of us.

“We’ve read that the word ‘sustainable’ isn’t sustainable, and neither, it seems, is the American appetite for the hybrid automobile. Two-thirds of hybrid car owners have no interest in buying another hybrid. Why? Perhaps because gas savings are negated by replacing an expensive battery. Or it could be ‘range anxiety’ — the fear that your electric car will putter out miles from an outlet, in a red state where Stand Your Ground laws justify the murder of people who believe in science. Or maybe it’s the shimmering plume of noxious smug released every time your Nissan Leaf switches from ‘self-righteous slumber’ mode to ‘drive, but only because a panda’s life is in danger.’