Virginia: Senate committee kills renewable energy bill | GoDanRiver

RICHMOND - A Senate committee has killed a bill that aimed to set up a panel of scientific experts - including representatives of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech - to identify and finance renewable energy research projects around Virginia.

Wind Watch: Ontario green bill feared as power grab

Ontario’s new Green Energy Act has residents who are fighting wind farm developments worried the sweeping legislation will allow the province to ignore local concerns as it pursues some of the most ambitious renewable energy goals in the country.

Revkin - In Debate on Climate Change, Exaggeration Is a Common Pitfall - NYTimes.com

President Obama has not been immune from the lure of hype. As president-elect, Mr. Obama, making a video appearance at a California climate conference, began by saying that the science pointing to human-caused warming was beyond dispute — a statement backed by a strong consensus among scientists. But he went on to push the point, taking the same step as Mr. Gore onto shakier ground.

“We’ve seen record drought, spreading famine and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season,” Mr. Obama said, linking this to global warming.

While climate scientists foresee more intense droughts and storms, there is still uncertainty, and significant disagreement, over whether recent patterns can be attributed to global warming.