Midwest Pols Sell Out - Henry Payne - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Peters supports “using fuel that’s free and won’t run out,” preaches the ad’s narrator. And all this “free” wind power will create 53,000 jobs in the state while cutting consumers’ utility bills by “$110 a year.”

This is poppycock and Peters knows it. Never mind that windmills can’t power 80-acre auto plants...

‘India [allegedly] serious about climate change issues’

NEW DELHI, 17 JULY: Mr Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, feels those who think India is not serious about the issue of climate change are “completely off the mark”.
Delivering a lecture organised by OneWorld India Foundation which held a day-long consultative dialogue on “India’s Climate Responsive Roadmap for Development” here yesterday, Mr Saran underlined the fact that India had already been doing a great deal on the issue of climate change.

W.Va. groups rally to oppose 'cap-and-trade' - Forbes.com

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As far as political rallying cries go, "no cap-and-trade" might initially sound obscure.

The planners of Saturday rallies in Charleston and Beckley, though, think it should be on the lips of all West Virginians. The planned demonstrations could draw more attention to a global warming bill, and test the strength of a grass roots movement born out of anti-tax protests earlier this year.

Chicago Temperatures For July Second-Coldest Ever In Chicago - cbs2chicago.com

CHICAGO (CBS) ―Summer has been elusive in Chicago--and July is so far the second coldest in history.

The average temperature so far this month has been 77.8 degrees--far off the average of mid-80s for this time of year. The coldest July ever was in 1967 when the average temperature was 76.5 degrees.

Another rarity for July in Chicago: We have failed to reach 90 degrees at any time. Two days have had highs only in the mid-60s.