As usual, lots of climate realism in the comment section here: Cap-and-trade has shaky "support" in Midwest

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, also a Republican, shared Whitfield’s concerns.

“I view it as coastal imperialism, with the taxation landing heavily on Indiana and the Midwest to fund spending plans that have very little do with us,” he said.

During the haggling over the bill, Daniels said, special interest will no doubt gain exemptions which will give them advantages under the new rules.

“A lot of people will get filthy rich doing nothing for the environment,” he said.

Questioning Global Warming

If you find yourself questioning the theory of global warming lately, you are not alone.

After a cold winter and another cool spring in Manitoba, people are wondering if global warming is fact or fiction.

Dr. Tim Ball believes global warming is one of the biggest con jobs ever.

G&F: Winterkills found in 37 N.D. lakes |  The Jamestown Sun  | Jamestown, North Dakota

A long winter caused a prolonged ice pack and, coupled with near-record snowfall throughout much of the state, resulted in conditions that made it difficult for fish in some lakes to receive enough oxygen to survive.

Scott Gangl, fisheries management section leader for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said 37 winterkills have been confirmed so far. The majority were in the western half of the state, where lake water levels were very low going into winter.

“The winter of 2008-09 was on par with the epic winter of 1996-97, when 46 lakes experienced winterkill,” Gangl said. “Similar to that winter, all is not lost.”

Politics | Limbaugh basks in latest notoriety | Seattle Times Newspaper

The host had a similar sentiment: "I normally don't pat myself on the back, but today global warming is an issue that has the concern of 30 percent of the American people, and years ago it was over 50 percent," he said.

"That's because somebody spoke up day in and day out and said, 'This is a hoax, this is BS.' That somebody was me."