re: Record Snowstorms Proves Global Warming

I rarely throw in my two-cents-worth because the OT is no place for science debates, but couldn't let this pass. Regardless of the causal agent, changes in climate, which includes increased mean temperature, altered precipitation (amounts, seasonality, regional distribution, form), sea level rise, glacier persistence, sea ice cover, etc. are clearly serious environmental concerns. Litter is really just an aesthetic issue (unless you are talking about large scale issues like the north Pacific gyre). AL Gore understands the difference. The issue with "taking money away from coastal erosion" is actually a debate about how federal dollars from public resources (i.e., offshore oil and gas) should be allocated.