Still, it would be better to know the games and their partners are working today to avoid climate troubles and warmer winters tomorrow.
Tim Yeo, Conservative chairman of the House of Commons' energy and climate committee, said economic and budget troubles had understandably distracted ministers from the climate problem.
The first three proved to be lucrative for a few, but the climate, border troubles, and the availability of more fertile land in the newer territories to the west curtailed settlement of the area before and after statehood.
The political climate apparently troubled Giffords enough that on the eve of the shooting, she sent an e-mail to Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a Republican, asking his aid in toning down "our rhetoric and partisanship".
In a world mired by climate change troubles, one also needs to mind the environmental cost of gold mining – an operation that involves huge amounts of water and toxic chemicals.
While some have suggested that a shake-up at the party's campaign arm was in order, many lawmakers have said that Mr. Cole could hardly be blamed for the hostile political climate and troubles linked to President Bush's unpopularity.
And so on.For climate change, the trouble is that though few dispute that it is occurring, no one knows how severe it will be or what damage it will cause.
The Copenhagen climate talks hit trouble tonight as a number of African countries indicated their leaders would refuse to take part in the final summit unless significant progress was made in the next three days.
Now, highways are clogged everywhere, the climate's in trouble, and millennials tend to see cars as basic transportation, not objects of affection.
As we head into this critical time, it's not the Inhofe-cloned climate deniers who trouble me - it's the knowing bystanders who are keeping me up at night.
