American Thinker: Will Dems allow Goldman to manipulate a cap-and-trade market?

Taibbi accuses Goldman of riding from bubble to bubble, sucking all of the public's money it can from each bubble before moving on to the next. With Goldman's push for cap-and-trade, "now they're preparing to do it again, creating what may be the biggest and most audacious bubble yet."

But, of course, Goldman Sachs would never manipulate markets.

Lateline - 13/07/2009: [Lots of talk about climate skeptics here]: Giddens discusses climate change and politics

LEIGH SALES: When we look at the overall body of scientific opinion on climate change, what weight do climate sceptics have?

ANTHONY GIDDENS: Well in the scientific community, I think very little; probably only about one to two per cent of scientists working in the climate area are climate-change sceptics. Among the public, much larger.

Calif. climate change law cost underrated: study | Green Business | Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's fight against global warming will cost small businesses $183 billion per year in lost output, about 10 percent of state production, according to a study released on Monday.

Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier » Fielding [Allegedly] Offside on Climate Change

A careful read of all the referenced documents reveals that not only did the government provide clearly argued answers to each of the questions he posed, but also that those answers strongly refute the premises of climate change skepticism. For those who don’t have the time to read the whole thing, the exact questions and a summary of the government’s answers (in my own words, for brevity and clarity) follow, below.

The subsequent response to the government’s answers by Fielding’s chosen scientists also makes for interesting reading – not so much for its scientific content (notably not peer reviewed itself), but rather as an example of how it is so easily possible for fringe scientists to argue a paper-thin case with the appearance of scientific gravitas, when in fact all they are doing is focusing on isolated pieces of tangential factors and evidence, and completely ignoring the mass of evidence which points in completely the opposite direction.

Michael Oppenheimer: Four Reasons to Use Cap-and-Trade to Fight Global Warming

Here are four reasons why cap and trade not only differs from a tax, but is a superior, more effective means to slow and eventually halt global warming.
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The window of opportunity to avoid a dangerous warming is closing fast. We can't afford the time to tinker with a tax. Let's rely on a proven approach, and cap greenhouse gases.

April '09: YouTube - Dingell: Cap-and-trade a big tax

Congressman John Dingell, a key Democrat, says that "nobody in this country realizes that cap and trade is a tax, and its a great big one."