The research was conducted by Paul M. Kellstedt, a political science associate professor at Texas A&M; Arnold Vedlitz,
Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy at Texas A&M’s George Bush School of Government and Public Service; and Sammy Zahran, formerly of Texas A&M and now an assistant professor of sociology at Colorado State University.
This seems to fly in the face of common sense unless it's sort of like the so many stages of death, where the final one is acceptance, maybe the people most knowledgeable have accepted our demise?
One thing is for sure, the Europeans don't seem so apathetic.
"Climate change 'a major threat to business', firms tell survey"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3243680"Martin Caddick , leader of the business continuity management team at insurance and risk advisory firm Marsh, said while most firms had accurately identified climate change and energy risk among the biggest challenges, fewer had been successful in tackling them head on.
"A lack of preparedness continues to be a major issue for European firms in today's turbulent times," he said.
The survey also showed shortcomings and risks of outsourcing and offshoring practices as another top concern.
More than half (65%) those surveyed said they were worried that they had underestimated and poorly understood the associated risks, 61% were concerned about the failure of suppliers, and 46% said they were not prepared for interruptions to services."