Not to beat this to death, but I just received this "news release" from an environmental group:

The first sentence reads: "Global warming pollution in Colorado increased by 38% between 1990 and 2004, according to The Carbon Boom, a new analysis of state fossil fuel consumption data released today by the Environment Colorado."

I guarantee some newspaper or tv station will focus on the 38% in their headline or teaser in the rush to make the next edition. Then they will start asking questions and breaking down the details -- 2.7% average growth each year, much lower than our annual increase in population . . . what does it really mean? And the follow-on stories will help explain the details a little more.

And so the "news release" by a special interest group jumps up on everyone's radar and their perspective takes priority and a life of its own . . . sort of like this thread on the biking forum.