My three cats are in a good mood.  Although just two weeks have passed since President Obama has taken office, he is already in the process of allowing California and 13 other states to set strict limits on greenhouse gases emitted from cars and trucks and he has proposed an economic stimulus plan that includes creating thousands of new jobs that can reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil (not to mention he is attempting to make some peace in the middle east).  My cats are thrilled that America is on the path to create some useful climate change legislation.

In fact, it is more important to them than ever.  This last week a team of environmental researchers in the US concluded global temperatures could remain elevated for 1,000 years, even if we stop emitting carbon dioxide today (news.bbc.co.uk).