The Gaggle : WH Still [Blaming Bush]

Asked this morning about the failure to get an accord, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs repeated a line of argument he used earlier this week: that the administration is more concerned with getting something through Congress before turning to the world stage. “I'm not entirely sure that we expected to come here and have eight to 10 years of disagreement wash away in a couple of days in July in Italy,” Gibbs said.

KELOLAND.COM - Mt. Rushmore Climbers Led Away In Handcuffs

We're getting a better look at the aftermath of a political stunt at South Dakota's most famous landmark.

Mount Rushmore visitor Jesse Stay captured these photos as a dozen Greenpeace protestors were led away in handcuffs. Their t-shirts and climbing gear made it easy for authorities to identify who was involved.
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The group was hoping to send a message to world leaders about global warming. And just hours later, they had their first federal court appearance.

Eleven of pleaded not guilty to trespassing. The twelfth person was released without being charged.

Pickens Plan: It’s a Gas, Naturally - Environmental Capital - WSJ

T. Boone Pickens was in Washington yesterday, driving around in a natural-gas-powered Honda to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his “Pickens Plan” to reduce American dependence on foreign oil.

So how’s that going?

“Great” says Mr. Pickens, who told the Dallas Morning News over the weekend that he had “gotten everything we went after.”

Others are less convinced, noting the U.S. is still importing around 60% of its oil and that Mr. Pickens’ own wind farm project in Texas has been pushed back and scaled down.

Leading trade lawyer: real problems with carbon [swindle] tariffs | GlobalWarming.org

Talk about creating chaos in the world trading system!