AFP: At summit, doubts grow on reaching climate [hoax] deal

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — European leaders voiced growing doubts on whether the world will meet a December deadline for a new climate deal as a summit here looked set to take up global warming in generalities.
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But with just a little more than two months before a conference in Copenhagen -- designated two years ago as the venue to seal the successor to the landmark Kyoto Protocol -- pessimism was growing.

"When it comes to the negotiations, they are in fact slowing down; they are not going in the right direction," said Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the current head of the European Union.

"We are very worried that we need to speed up the negotiations," he said.

What does cap and [tax] mean for Gillette?

At a chamber lunch Wednesday, representatives from local coal and utility companies, as well as U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, who all adamantly appose the legislation, discussed what cap and trade legislation would mean for Gillette.

Barrasso said cap and trade legislation would have “devastating impacts” on Campbell County and Wyoming. Barrasso, who addressed those attending the lunch in a video message, said thousands of jobs will be lost across the state.

Schwarzenegger backs strong state climate [fraud] bill

Despite calls to suspend California's aggressive plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday insisted that the state's work to combat climate change must soldier on.

"No single issue threatens the health and prosperity of our nation (more) than climate change," Schwarzenegger said during an appearance at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club.
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Schwarzenegger said the success of the economy and environment relies heavily on AB32.

"One hundred and fifty years ago, the Industrial Revolution ushered in a new era," he said. "Today, green technology will do the same."
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"I'm sure [Meg Whitman] doesn't want to be counted as one of those Republicans who wants to move us back to the Stone Age," he said.

EurActiv.com - US official: We have a backup plan if climate [swindle] bill fails

President Barack Obama is drawing up a 'Plan B' to regulate greenhouse gases if the US Senate fails to pass legislation needed to mandate the new administration to negotiate an international climate treaty at crunch talks in December, a senior official said yesterday (24 September).