Is Obama caving in to coal? - Los Angeles Times

Obama can't sidestep this issue forever, especially because his hands-off approach to coal defeats the purpose of his efforts to fight climate change. Coal is a key culprit in global warming, and it makes no sense to encourage cheap coal while seeking to boost renewable energy.

Australia Pushes for Global Airline Emissions Standards

Until now, the push for aviation emissions to be included in world climate [hoax] talks was led by the airlines themselves. Now Australia has put its weight behind an initiative, one of four separate proposals regarding aviation emissions currently on the table.

Walls Around Rio's Slums Protect Trees But Don't Inspire Much Hugging - WSJ.com

Poor Residents in the Favelas Feel Fenced In; The View From 'the Asphalt' Is Looking Up

Climate change negotiators branded 'impervious' to public concern

Responding to the outcome of the Bonn talks, Greenpeace international climate policy director Martin Kaiser said, "It's clear that many of the government officials negotiating in Bonn were in their own little bubble, impervious to both public concern and climate science.

"The climate is changing now; no more evidence is needed to alert us to the devastating consequences of continued political inaction. Heads of state must immediately intervene and break the deadlock.