A Weak Economy Is the Perfect Time to Spend Money to Combat Global Warming

The Post had a major front page article reporting that President Obama plans to focus on global warming in the remaining years of his presidency. At one point it tells readers;

"during his first term the president’s top aides were sharply divided on how aggressively to push climate policy at a time when Americans were anxious about the economy."

This is a striking statement since the main problem facing the economy, insufficient demand, could have been effectively addressed by measures to slo...