DispatchPolitics : Passing key bills to be test for Dems Columbus Dispatch Politics

Less than one year after a major political upheaval swept Barack Obama into the White House, Democrats risk demoralizing the party's most-loyal voters, who want major changes in health care and the environment.

Those hopes have bumped into political reality on Capitol Hill, where a global-warming bill that passed the House seems all but dead in the Senate.

Phasing out 100W lightbulbs 'could damage health of Britons' - Telegraph

The Government is putting its green credentials ahead of the health of Britons as old-fashioned and 100W lightbulbs are phased out under EU rules which come into force this week, campaigners said.

Casting doubt on global warming

I realize it would be difficult and even harmful to the reputation for those people who promoted this view to consider that they might have been wrong all these years, but are they scientists or believers? They ought to at least have the humility to prevail on the president and Congress to postpone passing economically devastating measures until their theory is proven by a resumption of global warming.

Robert Reimers