Since when was the environment a sectarian issue? | O'Conall Street

Since today, that’s when!

The DUP is using an Assembly mechanism designed to ensure cross community support on sensitive issues to defeat a motion on climate change today. Yes folks, the environment is now a sectarian issue for 30 DUP MLAs who willingly signed the petition of concern which means the motion which is critical of DUP Environment Minister Sammy Wilson will be defeated because it will not enjoy the support of a majority of unionists (i.e. the DUP).

Alaska: Northern forests first grew faster with more carbon emissions, now they allegedly grow slower | Forest Policy Research

In addition to his research in the forest, Goetz was using satellite data to study how the spruce-rich forests of northern Canada and Alaska recover after large fires. The burned forest was re-growing as he expected, but the unburned forest was behaving strangely. Since the 1990s, scientists have known that increasing global temperatures have lengthened the growing season in the Arctic. With carbon dioxide, one of the key ingredients in photosynthesis, also on the rise, the forest should have been thriving. But it wasn’t. The forest was getting browner, not greener.

China: Climate scam lower in priority than "Serf Liberation Day"

The Chinese government has been turned off this Saturday's "Earth Hour" after officials realised the event falls on a newly created holiday to commemorate the ousting of the Dalai Lama from Tibet.

Chinese journalists and student groups have been told to scale back their participation because images of cities and campuses turning dark do not fit the upbeat propaganda message that the authorities wanted to convey by declaring 28 March "Serf Liberation Day" in Tibet.

Lawmakers Omit Credit Auction Details From Emissions [Scam] Bill - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON -- Leading U.S. House legislators have decided to leave out specific details on one of the most important aspects of a draft greenhouse gas bill to be unveiled next Tuesday -- the percentage of carbon dioxide credits auctioned off versus given to industry -- according to several people familiar with the matter.