ANALYSIS-EU carbon [fraud] market still open to tax fraud By Reuters

LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A patchwork of unilateral actions by a few European Union nations to prevent suspected tax fraud in carbon permit trading could serve only to push the activity into neighbouring states.

A Reuters investigation into suspected carousel tax fraud exposed a mix of tax loopholes, lack of regulatory oversight and easy market access that could open the EU's $90 billion emissions trading scheme to abuse.

National Journal Online - Dems May Struggle To Retain 60

Yet it's also clear that as Obama's job approval ratings fall, it's taking a toll on Democratic incumbents who, earlier this year, were seen as relatively safe. New polls show Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Michael Bennet (Colo.), Harry Reid (Nev.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) as vulnerable. A GOP poll released in late July showed popular North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R) handily beating Sen. Byron Dorgan (D).

Don Surber » Blog Archive » The Sun enters global warming debate

Global warming is an excuse to push a socialist agenda on the United States. Pure. Simple.