Global warming: Greek tragedy or preventable catastrophe? : Page 3.14

I was unable to post for a couple of days because I was busy traveling by train and enjoying the German countryside. Unfortunately I was not able to savor the much discussed efficiency of the German railways- three of my trains were delayed by more than 30 minutes and one trudged into Magdeburg 3 hours late- but I was nonetheless quite satisfied that I could use such widespread public transportation over long distances. The convenience is undeniable.
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The British people took up Churchill's soaring exhortations with alacrity because the country was in obvious mortal peril and could have been overrun in a short time by Hitler had it not been fully prepared. Climate change is an even more pressing need, but most of its effects are spread over relatively long periods of times, and even there it is not always easy to attach specific causes to specific events.

In climate change debate, all eyes on Sen. Bayh - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com

...The group brought in Indiana wind experts, biomass farmers and other budding entrepreneurial Hoosiers to help make the case.

But Bayh remained skeptical then and still does today.

“I’m not going to vote for something that costs jobs or raises energy bills and doesn’t achieve the goal of combating global warming,” he told POLITICO in an interview.

A key issue for him is whether other nations, particularly China and India, are going to join the climate change cause and adopt cap-and-trade programs. Without them, real global progress is unlikely.

London: Cold in July

"Is it always so cold in July?" asked an American visitor yesterday. London has been cold, windy and rainy for the last week. It comes as a shock to American tourists, who inevitably show up in shorts and t-shirts.

Barack Obama: You Scratch My Back, Or I Break Yours

During 2008, past and present Goldman executives shook the corporate money tree for the Democrat. The company became the second largest financial contributor to a campaign that was ostensibly hostile to the Fortune 500. Goldman alumni such as Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers also provided the inexperienced Obama with credibility by publicly lauding his economic acumen.

The company’s return on investment will be mind-boggling. Its foremost legislative goal was passage of Cap-And-Trade, the lucrative scam that combats nonexistent global warming by empowering Wall Street firms to administer carbon credits. Obama prioritized ramming the legislation through Congress, and as a result Goldman will soon be dominating a new market worth more than a trillion dollars.