SustainabiliTank: The coffin of Copenhagen was realistically nailed [by Chu]

[Greenwire] Action by the United States and other nations to develop clean energy technologies is more important than reaching an accord on greenhouse gas emissions this December at U.N. talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said today.

Panel of Experts See No Economic Stimulus from Cap and Trade » The Foundry

...two things are clear: This is not a jobs bill. This is not an economic stimulus.

Regardless of the cost estimates and regardless of whether global warming is a significant problem, the studies all agree that cap and trade will not stimulate the economy. So maybe the trade off is lost jobs and lost income for a cooler planet?

Inhofe: I’m Bringing a ‘Truth Squad’ to Copenhagen - Robert Costa - The Corner on National Review Online

Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), tells NRO that he plans to “lead a truth squad” at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » The end of the fixer-upper?

If one had to write a prescription for a housing-sector depression, imposing the Green Police on resales would be one of the most effective. It’s a ludicrous encroachment of the federal government into private transactions, and it would seriously wound an industry already reeling from the government interventions at Fannie and Freddie over the last ten years.