The big chill

Forget global warming — the average temperature peaked in 1998 and has been falling since. Where to place your financial bets now that we’ve settled that argument.
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James Altucher is managing director of Formula Capital

What Problem Exactly Does “Cap-and-Trade” Solve?

So we beggar the nation with Cap-and-Trade, and politicians shred another page of the Constitution by choosing which businesses get deals and which get screwed. In exchange we somehow magically have within our hands the ability to choose the climate. Silly, no? But if it were true, who should decide the “proper” climate? And for whom? In the past wars have been fought over much less.

And you thought the previous world wars were bad.

Lucy Gill

Senate panel begins work on climate [swindle] bill - TheHill.com

Senate Democrats are looking to restart momentum for climate legislation, which has taken a backseat to healthcare.

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee next week opens debate on the Kerry-Boxer bill with three hearings over three days in which more than 50 witnesses are scheduled to testify.

Global warming: a death in the family? [with video of Brian Williams]

We saw it when left liberal mediahead Brian Williams gravely chronicled the impending death of the SuperMegaRockStar Godfather of his political family, Ted Kennedy, from brain cancer, on his NBC nightly Newscasts.

Now Williams is back, forced to step up again to report the lingering demise of yet another celebrated SuperMegaRockStar member of the Progressive Family, Global Warming.

Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry - NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — The Senate bill aimed at reducing global warming pollution will initially grant billions of dollars of free emissions permits to utilities and industry but will require the bulk of the money be returned to consumers and taxpayers, according to newly released details.