Watch Tower: Race to kill Kyoto Protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obama's America sees new hope: Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the charge. Their methods: jettison equity, peddle domestic actions and dangle carrots to break developing country unity... An atmosphere of gloom prevailed in the galleries of the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on October 9, 2008. It was the last day of talks on climate change, and there was near-unanimity that the Kyoto Protocol was going to die. Delegates from developing countries were an angry lot. Those from developed countries did not seem to care much.  The penultimate meeting, just a few negotiating days before the big one at Danish capital Copenhagen in December, had been chosen to sound the death knell for the internationally binding agreement on emission reductions.

William M. Briggs, Statistician & Consultant » The Five Worst Enemies of All Humanity

To Sacks, the End is not Near, it has already come and gone. We’re just not clever enough to have noticed.

Exxon Starts Up China Plant - WSJ.com

Exxon Mobil Corp. is betting big on China's seemingly endless hunger for fuel.

The company started up a $4.5 billion refining and petrochemical complex in Fujian Province on Wednesday and recently opened its first gas station on the mainland. It plans to operate at least 750 gas stations there, even as it is selling all its company-owned stations in the U.S.

Brazil Blackout Sparks Infrastructure Concerns - WSJ.com

SÃO PAULO -- Brazilian authorities defended the reliability of the nation's electric grid after a massive power failure Tuesday darkened about half the country and revived concerns about Brazil's ability to provide energy infrastructure to match its surging economy.

Cap and Trade Smackdown - Video - FOXBusiness.com

U.S. EPA attorneys Allan Zabel and Laurie Williams on why their video was pulled from YouTube.

Green Ink: Oil Demand, Brazil’s Blackouts, and Cap-and-Trade Critics - Environmental Capital - WSJ

GE brings the first “smart appliance” to market, a water heater than can talk to your smart meter, if you happen to have one. One thing: None of that will bring many benefits until power companies start dynamic pricing anyway, at Green Inc.