Noah Hodgetts of Newton plans to attend climate change conference - Newton - Your Town - Boston.com

With just a two-degree change in Celsius say scientists, Europeans will be dying of heatstroke and forests ravaged by fire. Stressed plants would begin to emit carbon rather than absorbing it.

Largest Green-Power Program Stumbles - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

The nation’s largest green-power program has seen enrollment fall far short of expectations as its wind power prices have soared.

Austin Energy, which offers homeowners and businesses the chance to power their homes with renewable energy (mainly wind) through its GreenChoice program, has signed up only 1 percent of its hoped-for customers for its latest wind power offering, according to The Austin American Statesman.

I Love CO2: You Love CO2: Peak hydrocarbon is 1,000 years away. Relax the planet is fine...

I am quoting Troward because the current political climate of junk science zeitgeist is madness, or at least crazy making.

Bottled Water Makers in the Hot Seat - [If we banned bottled water worldwide tomorrow, would the weather improve?]

Joseph Doss, the president of the International Bottled Water Association, told members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that “Bottled water companies, like other food industry companies, are trying to do whatever they can to reduce their environmental footprint,” he said.

He also argued that bottled water represents only one-third of 1 percent of the United States’ waste stream. As such, “Any efforts to reduce the environmental impact of packaging,” Mr. Doss said, “has to focus more broadly on all consumer goods.”