VOA News - Carbon Trading [Scam] Seen as Key to Borneo's Preservation

A new study in Conservation Letters says that selling carbon credits linked to Indonesian rain forests on Borneo could prove just as profitable as clearing the land for palm oil plantations.

Global warming huckster Al Gore to keynote SC09 this November

Pinfold explains that the SC09 Committee’s goal in selecting Gore to keynote this year’s conference was not to push a particular technological or political agenda, but to find the person best-suited to ignite a global conversation about the role that supercomputing will play in addressing the many climate, energy, and social challenges facing our society.

Climate Progress » Blog Archive » The Great Transformation: Climate change as cultural change

[John Podesta] When it comes to climate change, moments of optimism have been few and far between. But I believe now is a time for measured optimism. Over the last eight years—as the findings of climate scientists became more precise, more accepted, and more worrying— the United States refused to recognize our responsibility to future generations of this planet. Our government played politics at home, and deliberately blocked progress abroad. Just about the only moment of fleeting celebration during those long years was when Kevin Conrad, the chief climate change negotiator for Papua New Guinea, famously told U.S. negotiators: “If, for some reason, you’re not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us. Please get out of the way.”

More about that alleged eco-hero "from" Papua New Guinea

Mr. Conrad, 39, was born in the United States to Papuan parents but grew up in Wewak on New Guinea’s northern coast. He studied finance at top American universities, worked in investment banking and lives with his family in the New York City area. Besides representing New Guinea in climate talks, he runs the Rainforest Coalition, a group formed by tropical countries seeking compensation for the benefits of not cutting their forests.

White House will intensify [climate fraud] push - Lisa Lerer - POLITICO.com

President Barack Obama pressured Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee to pass climate change in a White House meeting last month. His efforts paid off: The bill passed the committee by a 33-25 vote.

But since then, the White House has turned its attention to health care with high-profile speeches, town hall meetings, and private meetings with lawmakers. Key White House aides appear on cable new programs daily to push the health care reform effort.