John Kerry promotes the greatest scientific fraud in history

Some members of Congress are still in denial of the "life or death proposition" of climate change, Kerry noted.

"We still have a flat earth caucus in the United States Senate and we have people who doubt science and theory," he said. "We have people who question whether it's really happening, despite all the consensus and everything that has been built."

Kerry singled out former President George W. Bush's skepticism of global climate change. Speaking on the first day of spring, he jokingly said this season was what Bush would call proof that global warming is not caused by humans because of the warmer weather that it annually brings.

With economy in a rut, is now the right time for state's global-warming law? - San Jose Mercury News

Even before the recession hit, some California industries worried about the costs of complying with the state's landmark global-warming law. Now, with rising unemployment and a staggering economy, their worry has turned to fear.

"We're very concerned about our survival," said Tim Matz, who directs environmental affairs for the company that owns the huge Hanson Permanente cement plant in Cupertino.

Is the science still settled?: $20m climate change project announced - The Canberra Times

A $20 million science program will help Australia's neighbours understand the impacts of climate change on the region, Minister Penny Wong says.

She opened a national greenhouse conference in Perth on Monday announcing the Pacific Climate Change Science Program.

"(It) will track recent and current trends, investigate climate drivers, provide regional climate projections and improve understanding of ocean processes," Senator Wong said.