Comparing the Interstate Highway System to Scientific American’s “A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030″ « Climate Sanity

The area covered by solar panels in the Scientific American plan would be on the order of 500,000 square kilometers, or 150 times larger than the Interstate Highway System.

Are we facing hopeless climate macropolitics? | Mobilization for Climate Justice

On the far-right, the fossil fuels industries are intent on making Obama’s climate legislation farcical – and have so far succeeded.

Heliogenic Climate Change: Markey continues Dirty Harry threat to industry (Do you feel lucky, punk?)

“There will be two options marked: the easy way, or the hard way,” Markey said. “Flexible legislation ... or direct regulation by the EPA.

Let's hope Prentice is a fossil | Lorrie Goldstein | Columnists | Comment | Toronto Sun

The angrier greens get at Canada's environment minister in Copenhagen, the happier we should be
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So-called "fossil" awards are their way of mocking political leaders at these meetings whom they deem to be insufficiently aghast about man-made global warming.

I suggest Canadian taxpayers who don't have the time or money to go winging off to the UN's never-ending Kyoto road show to remind politicians that they work for us, instead let out a huge cheer and a sigh of relief back home every time Prentice receives a fossil award in Copenhagen.

That's because it will be an indication he's looking out for our interests.

Al Gore sees global shift on climate change | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Some of the polls are outliers, some are misleading, but the overall measurement of public opinion shows a steady growth in the public's resolve to do something about this.   [Not true, Al]