Sigh, even in the NY Times

John Tierney was at it again today in the New York Times. He seems quite upset that evangelical leaders have joined the call to do something about global warming. Leaving aside the vast number of scientists who have been warning us for years, he quotes his own favorites who say that "programs to slow global warming are one of the worst investments — far less worthwhile than programs to immediately combat disease and improve drinking water and sanitation." What Tierney does not so much as mention is that both can be done at the same time. Countless projects for fighting disease and improving sanitation go on year in and year out. Just think how much these could be expanded, for example with the $4 billion George Bush spends every four days on his occupation of Iraq .