<Steffensen recited to me an old Danish saying, whose pertinence I didn't entirely understand, but which nevertheless stuck with me. He translated it as "Pissing in your pants will only keep you warm for so long."

Easy to see why this went over her head. On the one hand ultra liberals are convinced that we are singlehandedly destroying the planet and in the next breath we are powerless in the face of planetary change.

A little moderation PLEASE! With the exception of the big impactor, I am convinced that we are the masters of our fate on this planet and will not be victims of any stinking fluctuations in climate.