Foundation Center - Focus on [the climate swindle]

Large U.S. foundations invested $436 million to address climate change in 2007

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A Project GreenBag comes to the rescue, letting you grab some last -minute wine and cheese, knowing you'll leave nothing behind but the bottle (which you could always make into a candle holder for the next impromptu picnic!).

Swerve Left: Robert Entman on global warming coverage

As is true of traditional national security issues, pure democracy here is neither desirable nor possible.

Farmers' Summer Frustrations Continue | News Talk 650 CKOM

It's been one problem after another for Saskatchewan farmers this summer.

The mercury dipping dangerously close to freezing is creating more headaches. A handful of communities, including Saskatoon, set new records for overnight lows earlier this week.

Grant McLean with Saskatchewan Agriculture says there haven't been any reports of frost, but it remains a big concern.

Climate Baptists and Carbon Bootleggers « The Enterprise Blog

...this is a sterling example of what economist Bruce Yandle calls the “Baptist and bootlegger” phenomenon. As Yandle explains, both Baptists and bootleggers favor closing liquor stores on Sunday. The Baptists reduce the risk of their parishioners (or clergy) showing up for services drunk, while the bootleggers get to charge higher prices when they sell hooch in a black market. Meanwhile, honest business store owners get the shaft.

In Waxman-Markey, NRDC is the climate Baptist, true believers who want greenhouse gases controlled no matter what they have to do, or whom they have to work with. Edison Electric is cast in the role of the bootlegger, who’ll be happy to use regulation to cripple their competitor and increase their bottom line.