Snow storm shifts east, paralyzing plains - wtvr

The snow and wind created blizzard conditions and forced the closure of several major highways, including Interstate 70 which was shut down from Aurora to the Kansas state line.

Also closed were I-76 from Brighton to Neb., US 34 from Brush to Neb., CO 71 from Neb. to Ordway, CO 61 from Sterling to Otis, and CO 59 between I-76 and Yuma.

Clean energy bill bad for Midwest consumers, Dusty Johnson tells Senate panel

“I am no Neanderthal,” he said. “I believe the globe is warming, and I believe we should reduce our carbon footprint. … I am hopeful that we can improve this bill so it moves us farther down the field in the right way.”

Southwest rolls out 'green plane' to show commitment to environment - Las Vegas Sun

The airline at its annual media day unveiled a Boeing 737 jet loaded with environmental extras that reduce its weight, making it more fuel-efficient. Two artificial leather seat covers are lighter than the ones they replaced and newly installed interior floor coverings are recyclable.

The Brandeis Hoot » Borde-nough: Busting a cap into Cap-and-Trade

In effect, the Chinese and Indians have told the “developed” countries to take their emissions commitments and stick them where the climate doesn’t change. “Developed” countries should feel free to hamstring their own economies, that’s fine, but the “developing” giants will happily pollute in their place and eat their economic lunch. “Developed” countries can make binding emissions limits for themselves in Washington and Copenhagen. But without agreements on limits that will also bind important “developing” countries, the latter countries may soon make just about everything else.

Emissions trading hits the poor | Matthew Sinclair | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

The ETS has been an expensive failure. Having been implemented through the EU without a real debate here, it lacks democratic legitimacy and it is imposing a significant burden on the poorest families while achieving very little. It should be abolished.

FPL's Change of Heart on Cap and Trade ClimateBiz.com | Green Business | Reuters

Put simply, Hay, like most CEOs, is a pragmatist. He made his case for a carbon tax. (As of today, the arguments are still there, on the FPL website, along with a thoughtful position paper critical of cap and trade. When I mentioned that to Hay, he said it probably should be taken down.) The arguments for a carbon tax didn’t carry the day. And so he’s turned to the next best option, an imperfect cap-and-trade approach that’s better than inaction.

“Let me clear -- we fully support a cap-and-trade program,” Hay told me. “The frameworks that Congress is working on are pretty good.”

Scientists: [New Hampshire] could lose entire coastline by 2100 - Fosters

Hamilton said the sea level could rise anywhere from 18 to 59 centimeters by 2029.