White House creates climate job - Climate Change- msnbc.com

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A scientist from the University of Rhode Island who headed research expeditions in the Arctic and the Indian Ocean will soon join the White House in a new position that targets the worldwide issue of climate change.

Kate Moran, associate dean of URI's Graduate School of Oceanography, begins work Monday as a senior policy analyst for President Barack Obama's Office of Science & Technology Policy. In her new role, Moran will provide advice on issues relating to oceans, the Arctic and global warming.

THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS: IF OBAMA GETS HIS WAY, THEN THERE'S A NEW BIG BROTHER COMING TO TOWN: THE "ENERGY INSPECTOR", AND HE CO-OWNS YOUR HOME

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON CAP & TRADE!!

By Degrees - Tougher Home Building Rules to Save Energy for Decades - Series - NYTimes.com

Climate scientists and architects say that no single policy change could do more to save energy over the long run — and reduce the nation’s contribution to global warming — than building codes that make saving energy the law.

Fight against carbon could put shackles on global free trade - Carbon Offsets Daily

THERE is a serious danger the international adoption of cap-and-trade legislation to limit carbon-dioxide emissions will trigger a new round of protectionism.
While aimed at reducing long-term environmental damage, cap-and-trade policies could produce significant harmful economic effects in the near term that would continue into the future.