Offsets are a CROC. « It’s Getting Hot In Here

The situation is so absurd that Greenpeace this week launched thecroc.org, a satirical look at how carbon offsets could undermine both U.S. legislation and the U.N. climate negotiations by giving big polluters a giant loophole to continue dirty business as usual.

[Gore takes another fossil-fueled trip] | The Indianapolis Star

Vice President Al Gore and other political leaders were expected to attend the funeral for [Melvin Simon] the long-time Democratic donor.

A police officer arranged barricades at the entrance to the synagogue’s parking lot as a handful of SUVs carrying mourners pulled in.

Kevin Rudd set for climate failure at Copenhagen | The Australian

KEVIN Rudd has talked down prospects of international agreement at a crucial climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, amid fresh predictions the conference is doomed to failure.
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Alan Oxley, a former senior trade negotiator for the Australian government, said it would take years to craft workable agreements on reducing carbon emissions and emissions trading.
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Mr Oxley, a former Australian ambassador to GATT - the precursor to the World Trade Organisation - said the Copenhagen talks would not deliver an agreement because the US, the EU, China and India were "miles apart" in their positions.