Gordon Brown’s climate change [hoax] finance package hangs in balance - Times Online

Gordon Brown’s plan for Europe to lead the world in tackling climate change stands on the brink of failure as a row about its cost threatens to overshadow the European Council.

The Prime Minister was the first to call for a $100 billion (£60 billion) fund to help emerging nations to meet the terms of the replacement for the Kyoto Protocol, to be finalised at a United Nations summit in December.

FACTBOX: Congress boosts spending on environmental programs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental programs would receive a substantial boost under spending that cleared Congress on Thursday. The bill now goes to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law.
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* Boosts the Environmental Protection Agency's budget by 26 percent to $10.3 billion.
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* Boosts funding for climate change [scam] programs by 40 percent to $385 million.

UPDATE 1-Sen. Boxer to move ahead on climate bill

Senator George Voinovich of Ohio said Democrats had fashioned a bill that would help the east and west coasts of the United States, at the expense of Southern and Midwestern regions that are more reliant on coal.

"California's going to make out like a bandit with this legislation," the lawmaker said, glaring at Boxer who represents that state.

Boxer said an EPA analysis did not find the bill would favor some regions of the country over others.

Referring to the possibility Republicans would prevent the committee from acting on the bill soon, Boxer said: "I hope we don't see a boycott of a markup of a landmark bill. That would be tragic."

[Same old story: The science was allegedly settled yesterday, but now we allegedly find that the situation is far worse than expected]- Methane’s impact on global warming far higher than previously thought - Times Online

The effects of a critical greenhouse gas on global warming have been significantly underestimated, according to research suggesting that emissions controls and climate models may need to be revised

Methane’s impact on global temperatures is about a third higher than generally thought because previous estimates have not accounted for its interaction with airborne particles called aerosols, Nasa scientists found.