Lord Mandelson’s claims of 880,000 ‘green jobs’ in UK a sham - Times Online

Government claims that Britain already supports nearly one million “green-collar” jobs have been exposed as a sham after the figures were found to include North Sea gas industry workers as well as some petrol station attendants and skylight manufacturers.

Young Hit Worst by British Joblessness - BusinessWeek

As overall unemployment in Britain reaches 7.6%, the rate among adults ages 18 to 24 is 20% and set to grow. Fears are growing of another lost generation

Carbon [swindle] trading rose 61% last year: study - MarketWatch

International Financial Services, London, or IFSL, said global markets trading in carbon dioxide emissions last year rose 61% from 2007 to 4.81 billion metric tons, as opposed to 71% growth between 2006 and 2007. And trading in the European Union's Emissions Trading System rose to 3.2 billion tons during the first six months of the year, above the 2.7 billion tons traded during all of 2008, the group said.
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Though trading activity increased, prices did not. On average, prices fell from $25 per metric ton in September 2008 to below $10 in February, with prices standing at $13.50 in June.

Companies sold off allowances they received at no cost to boost their finances, the IFSL said.

USA Temps: 868 Lowest Max temps and 651 Low temps recorded for week ending 19 July 2009 « Where’s my Global Warming Dude? By Global Freeze