Select Committee to Hold Hearing on Fraudulent Letters [Opposing Climate Fraud Legislation]

WASHINGTON – Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming announced today that he will be holding an investigative hearing into the fraudulent letters sent to Congress on clean energy and climate legislation.
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While the hearing will focus on the specific events surrounding this fraud on Congress, the practice of "Astroturf" -- corporate-funded activities that create the false appearance of a true grassroots movement -- has come to the fore in American political discourse surrounding the debates over health care and energy legislation.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing: "Fraudulent Letters Opposing [Climate Fraud] Legislation."

WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 9:30 AM

Apple, Nike and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - WSJ.com

The recent corporate resignations from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have played in the media as a case of enlightened corporate stewardship vs. blinkered old businesses. But there's far more to this story—not least the way that Apple and Nike are putting green political correctness above the long-term interests of their own shareholders.

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: A Silent Revolution

The most remarkable aspect of the evolving U.S. debate over climate legislation is how quickly it is evolving in the direction of Republican policy preferences while Democrats, especially the most left-leaning, are silently accepting this revolution, if not helping it along.

Quiet Atlantic hurricane season a boon for insurers | U.S. | Reuters

MIAMI (Reuters) - Thanks to El Nino, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade, offering a reprieve for residents in the danger zone and a chance for insurance firms to refill depleted coffers.