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Is Waxman-Markey doomed? Revulsion at the special favors and sheer complexity built into the 1,400-page bill that squeaked through the House in June has been building nationwide this summer. Now, a Washington Post editorial signals the impending collapse of not just the bill but of cap-and-trade as the central mechanism for controlling U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Carla Carlisle on the migration of snow geese

The well-fed birds were in better shape for their long journey and for breeding. However, once the for-aging birds reached the arctic regions, they were stripping the vegetation of the salt marshes, causing seawater to seep into the marshes, which in turn increased the reflectivity to the sun, making the temperatures to rise. The snow geese were contributing to global warming.

Prof Jefferies’ discovery won him a Nobel Prize he was part of the UN panel on Climate Change that shared the prize with Al Gore in 2007.

Today’s news: Vilsack, attack ads, GOP budget ideas | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack predicted approval of both health care and climate change legislation this year, saying President Obama won’t settle for small steps. “I’ll tell you right now, he is not interested in moving the dial just a smidge. He’s interested in transformational change.”