Tom Borelli : Obama’s Grand Experiment: Global Warming Cap-and-Trade Policy - Townhall.com

Sounding like he was auditioning for a role in Al Gore’s next film, Obama said, “The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear. Sea levels are rising. Coastlines are shrinking. We’ve seen record drought, spreading famine, and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season.”

TheStar.com | News | More lame duck posturing on climate change

Expect reports Monday of an electric atmosphere inside the International Fair, the cavernous convention centre in Poznan, Poland.

It's the opening day of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, the latest event in the global effort to negotiate further greenhouse gas emissions cuts after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.

The election of Barack Obama will allow the 10,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries to briefly act as if the world is finally ready to fend off an environmental nightmare.

Soon, though, they'll settle comfortably into what they do best – long, inconclusive debates and secretive strategy sessions that lead to a dramatic last-minute agreement to hold more talks.
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Some observers suggest Obama is too smart to ignore the likes of Hansen. He might hitch his pants, look the issue in the eye and do the right, politically dangerous things to keep Earth habitable.