Pretty bizarre that the previous comments slander Newt while not even accurately understanding his positions on the environment. Most laughably, not a single one of them actually states anything factual about Gingrich, except that he's writing a book! Gee, good thing you could read the headline on this thread!

Anyway, following is what Gingrich has posted on his web site. A couple of the hate-spewing previous posters will be chagrined to know that they already agree with him. Now, ain't that galling and ironic?

"The United States should support substantial research into climate science, managing the response to climate change, and in developing new non-carbon energy systems. It is astounding to watch people blithely propose trillions of dollars in spending on a topic on which we have failed to spend modest amounts to better understand. To its credit the Bush administration has begun to increase funding on climate research but much more needs to be done. Furthermore, it is astounding to have people focus myopically on carbon as the sole source of climate change. The world’s climate has changed in the past with sudden speed and dramatic impact. Global warming may happen. On the other hand it is possible Europe will experience another ice age. The Norwegian politicians who worry much about global warming (the politically correct thing to do even in a cold country that would demonstrably benefit from a warmer climate) may suddenly find themselves migrating south if a new interim ice age were to happen. This point is politically incorrect but the history and science of climate change is far more complex and uncertain than the politically driven mass hysteria of scientists who sign on to ads about a topic for which they have no scientific proof."