The threat of a cap-and-trade swindle

Efforts to contain greenhouse gas emissions seem prone to this sort of flim-flam. The Democrats' evident determination to use global warming to mask a transfer of wealth from one part of the country to another mirrors the ill-starred Green Shift proposed by former Liberal leader Stephane Dion, which began as a means of fighting emissions and ended up as an anti-poverty pro-gram financed by Alberta for the benefit of more Liberal-friendly parts of the country.

It's unfortunate but perhaps not surprising. So much of the climate debate is wrapped up in emotion, posturing and evangelical zeal, it makes a natural habitat for politicians on the make. [via Climate Change Fraud]

Science not settled?: Obscure sun data now in demand

Readings begun 15 years ago by Lowell astronomers are helping to explain climate change.