Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Waxman-Markey climate [fraud] bill taken off the fast track by House leaders

“It doesn’t have to be this month,” Waxman said. “It could be July. But July is going to be awfully crowded with health care. We’ve got to get the bills to the floor and passed by the end of July. And that’s our goal. Both climate and health care.”

So says House Energy and Commerce Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) about his big climate bill in today’s E&E News (subs. req’d).

But of course: Growing climate change may escalate ME conflict - UPI.com

JERUSALEM, June 3 (UPI) -- Growing climate change and lack of water could spur further conflict and security concerns in the Middle East, a Danish environmental report warns.

Cisco Selected as Official Technology Partner for U.N. Climate Change [Swindle] Conference in Copenhagen

"Technology has a critical role to play in helping to address the world's environmental challenges. Enabling technologies such as video, virtualization and unified communications help to reduce the amount of energy we consume and our need to travel, enabling us to live a more efficient and sustainable lifestyle," said Laura Ipsen, Cisco senior vice president of Global Policy and Government Affairs and co-chair of Cisco's EcoBoard. "Cisco TelePresence and networking solutions will allow participants of COP 15 to effectively collaborate with experts in their home countries, enabling them to share all the information needed to reach an agreement with minimal impact on the environment."

Internet miracle: The brilliant use of the above technology means only a bare-bones contingent of over 12,000 people will actually make fossil-fueled journeys to Copenhagen for this conference

Over 12,000 government officials, diplomats, NGO representatives and journalists are expected to converge on Copenhagen for the conference, which is intended to produce a world climate treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.