Lord Stern is wrong: giving up meat is no way to save the planet - Telegraph

At the heart of the environmental lobby lies an unease at progress and change, and a veneration of a calmer, slower lifestyle.
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If we give up animal husbandry and eat the vegetarian diet Lord Stern advocates, it would be one devoid of milk, cheese and butter, and the world would have to get along without leather for its shoes or jackets, or wool for its clothes. This is not going to happen, any more than the other 'essential' changes.

Climate Bill: Senators Stake Out Familiar Ground in Energy Debate - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Sen. Inhofe thanked Sen. Boxer for mentioning “global warming,” since Democrats had recently backed away from talk of rising global temperatures, he said.

He then offered a novel twist on the energy compromise plans making the rounds on the Hill: Keep more support for nuclear power and offshore drilling, but drop the cap-and-trade and climate provisions of the bill.

C3: What's Revkin, Begley, Eilperin & Big MSM Outlets Have To Say About The 2009 Record Low Antarctic Ice Melt? Amazingly, Zilch

The MSM, and its major science reporters, has a long history of not even achieving a low level of objectivity and honesty in their global warming and climate change coverage. As an example of this low standard of reporting, a 2009 major climate condition has gone totally unreported (as of October 27, 2009) by the mainstream media - Antarctica is not melting - as global warming alarmists claim. Thank goodness though, the Revkin's of the world are reporting Arctic polar science in a much more complete and serious manner. For most citizens, this type of "reporting" by the press has become a joke, which has not reflected well on the major news outlets.

Dems seek home-state exemptions - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

Taking a page from the Republican playbook, House Democrats are using an annual spending bill to exempt home state interests from new environmental rules that the party typically supports.