<i>If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.</i><p>I feel like there have been an increasing number of posts like this: posts that straddle relevance. I find the topic of climate change and the associated politics interesting. However, this type of story comes up in my political and more mundane newsreader. (I don't mean that to sound snotty, but I believe many readers are like me in that regard.)<p>I come to HN for <i>very</i> interesting stories that get pushed by a community composed of smart people. They propagate good stories that either are breaking news or could have been missed.<p>I don't think this story qualifies...but I am not sure how to properly disqualify it. However, I think PG's TV news rule is a very good acid test.