AFP: EU parliament approves climate change package

"Mission accomplished," French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told AFP. "We'll see the full benefit if we reach a global deal in Copenhagen."

. . . Where the Sun Don’t Shine - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Because of the winter storm and several road closings in the area, the December 16, 2008 dedication of the solar photovoltaic system in Death Valley National Park has been cancelled.

Clearing the Climate Confusion - Drew Thornley - Planet Gore on National Review Online

I’ve written before about the shortcomings of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s climate models, upon which the global-warming crowd’s catastrophic warnings are based. Instead of basing climate predictions on inadequate models, perhaps a better starting point for policymakers is actual, observed data.

Enter the estimable Dr. Roy Spencer, whose recent NASA satellite observations throw more cold water on the hot-air chorus.

Find a PDF of the latest briefing from the Texas Public Policy Foundation here.

Bibi van der Zee asks when the time might come to give up on the planet

Doom and gloom climate change reports, gathering pessimism and a sense that time is running out - is it okay to admit that you feel like giving up on saving the planet?
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This morning a newspaper made me cry. Actually that happens quite often, what with small children, sleepless nights, deadlines and all the rest of it; child abuse, distant famines, incredible courage, even a perfectly turned joke can make me well up at a second's notice.

But this was probably, strangely, the first time I've ever burst into tears over a climate change report.