UPDATE 1-Japan manufacturer CO2 may rise despite econ slump

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in the year just ended are being closely watched as 2008/2009 was the start of the country's five-year period of the Kyoto Protocol, the current U.N.-led global climate pact under which many nations aim to reduce emissions.

Obama: Accord on climate [scam] will be tough (OneNewsNow.com)

Obama said, "This is going to be a big, big project, a very difficult one, and costly one."

He said the goal is worthy but "the politics of this in every country is going to be difficult."

Maybe the debate's NOT over

As the debate about global warming rages on in state buildings and living rooms, I hear increasing concern from my congregation.

Boiler ordinance sparks heated debate | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

When he mentioned global warming, the mostly-hostile crowd burst out laughing.