Anchor Lede: Like a New Years resolution, deciding whether to do anything about climate change may boil down to human nature.
Randy Atkins: Sure, some of its politics says Katharine Hayhoe , a climate scientist at Texas Tech University. But she says thats mainly because theres a perception that the only solutions to climate change involve government regulations.
Katharine Hayhoe: About half the country would rather cut off their arm than have the government tell them what to do.
Randy Atkins: Still, Hayhoe says the majority of Americans do think climate change is both real and caused by humansbut many believe only polar bears need to be concerned right now.
Katharine Hayhoe: We are psychologically unsuited to deal with long-term problems.
Randy Atkins: Consider retirement savings, exercise, diets.
Katharine Hayhoe: Even things that we agree on, we dont do.
Randy Atkins: Hayhoe says in order to prevent potentially dangerous future effects from climate change we nee
