Pine Beetles Not a Good Reason for Climate Change Legislation » The Foundry

...if we look at the history of outbreaks in the western mountain states, the climate change argument is on very shaky ground. Montana has been hit by pine beetle outbreaks on and off since the 1920s so this is nothing new for the state. An even earlier outbreak is documented from 1894 to 1908 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Since Co2 concentrations were considerably lower around the turn of the century, it does not follow that a reduction in Co2 will eliminate the pine beetle problem.

The new Green McCarthyism - Full Comment

Suggesting the issue has become so divisive that merely questioning politically-acceptable beliefs is sufficient to attract demonization, the authors argue there is a new McCarthyism developing, in which climate change "deniers" are dismissed out of hand as know-nothing right-wing extremists, which conveniently excuses any serious discussion of their views.

Copenhagen summit will be 'success': UN climate chief

Efforts to craft a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen next month will certainly "yield a success," the UN's top climate official pledged on Thursday.

"There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that it will yield a success," said Yvo de Boer, executive director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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De Boer has also recalled, however, that it took eight years to negotiate, sign and ratify Kyoto.

UN climate chief seeks $10 bln rich-nations pledge

Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, told a news conference that was a short-term figure and that in 10 or 20 years hundreds of billions of dollars would be needed annually to cope with global warming.