Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Sunday, October 10, 2010 will be a banner day for the numerologically inclined. Aside from 10/10/10-themed sales and vacation specials, one event seems to have attracted particular attention: 7,000 community organizations have partnered to dedicate the day to environmental work across the globe.

The U.S. has an appointment with history. The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, slated for December, represents an opportunity for the U.S. to urge the world into taking serious action on climate change -- and reclaim America's leadership role in world affairs, a role...