Head-Clutching Buffoonery: Salon, Romm, and Kyoto - Kevin D. Williamson

Joseph Romm's article in Salon is a model of argumentative lameness.

At Global Climate Change Talks, Allegedly Optimistic Eyes Look Ahead to an Obama Administration

Though much of the work being done in Poznan is technical in nature, involving arcane discussions about how to achieve greenhouse gas emissions cuts and how to finance them, the tone of the conference, attendees say, is being shaped to a significant degree by a man who isn't even present: President-elect Obama.

"You could say the bridegroom is sitting and expectantly awaiting the arrival of the bride," says Henry Derwent, president and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association, which has one of the largest delegations in Poznan. "There is a certain amount of nervousness about what the U.S. conditions will be" for a new treaty.