Interest groups... It's a sad commentary on the times, but the truth of the matter is that a great deal of news, entertainment, and legislation is driven by special interest groups. Indeed, climate science is not free of their influence as can be seen in Climategate. In the topic pages below, Intellectual Takeout hopes to help you cut through the confusion to identify who and what is driving a lot of the climate policy in America and around the world as well as to help you understand the competing ideologies, business interests, and worldviews.