Russia to Sit on $56 Billion of CO2 Credits, Awaiting Kyoto Successor Before Cashing In | Energy Stocks Blog

Russia reportedly plans to sit on $56 billion worth of carbon credits until after 2012 rather than sell them in the trading market created by the Kyoto global-warming treaty.

If you were sitting on $56 billion in CO2 credits, how interested would you be in research on natural climate change?

wildsingapore news: Amazon Forest May Get Drier, But Survive Warming

OSLO - Amazonian forests may be less vulnerable to dying off from global warming than feared because many projections underestimate rainfall, a study showed.
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The findings contrast with past projections that the Amazon forest could die and be replaced by savannah.

Amazon Basin Facts - Why do you think they call it a "rain" forest?

The climate is warm and humid, with an average temperature of 79 degrees and an average yearly rainfall of 80 inches.