Some Little States With Big Emissions Could See Allowance Windfall - NYTimes.com

Wyoming is a different story. Sens. John Barrasso and Michael Enzi, both Republicans, don't figure into Democratic strategies aimed at collecting 60 votes. Addressing climate change is not a priority there, said state Rep. Thomas Lubnau II, who believes global warming is a "political strategy" concocted by liberals.

"I'm a little dubious about the necessity of a [carbon] cap," he said. "It's 49 degrees on July [29th] just north of Casper, Wyo., right now."

"The climate has been changing -- depending on whether you believe in creationism or evolution -- for millions of years," Lubnau added. "The weather will change every day. It's a brilliant political strategy to say that every bad weather change is the fault of the conservatives."

[Hope and change]: Stream of New Lobbying Money Helped Climate Bill Flow Through House - NYTimes.com

"This bill was all about lobbyists," said Tyson Slocum, director of the energy program at Public Citizen. "Lobbyists from big environmental groups hooked up with utilities."

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Don’t worry, though — I’m sure they’ll do a better job with your prostate.

FT.com | FT Energy Source | Wind power in 1909: The more things change…

However to seriously compete with gas or coal, it all comes back to storage. For a windmill that could reach 10 miles per hour for a few hours a day, the correspondent writes, it might be possible, with the right controls and equipment, to be a useful source of power. But natural gas plants could still be needed as a back-up.

Sound familiar?