A world without roast beef: who wants that except Paul McCartney and Lord Stern? | Nick Herbert | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The call last month by the government's former climate change adviser, Lord Stern, to give up meat-eating altogether could almost have been calculated to reduce public support for climate change action. In fact, the people's response, according to a subsequent opinion poll, was to deliver Stern a loud raspberry. But the reputational damage to a vitally important cause may have been more serious.
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• Nick Herbert is shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs
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[comment]  Meat free Mondays...

Are all the cows magically going to disappear on Mondays and not fart?

$50b rise in ETS costs 'shows process too rushed' - New Zealand

MPs are pointing to a last-minute $50 billion increase in the Treasury's estimate of the cost to taxpayers of the Government's proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme as evidence of how rushed the process has been.

Editorial: Another sorry chapter in emissions farce - New Zealand

When a true global emissions market begins to take shape, this country will join it. Meantime, Parliament should not waste much debate on this miserable offering to the international effort.

Charlie Crist loses his mojo - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is witnessing a sharp downturn in his political fortunes, imperiling his standing as the presumptive next senator from Florida and leaving Washington and Tallahassee wondering if the seemingly invincible Republican has lost his way.

[I wonder how many Florida Republicans want to vote for a guy who'd wear "Stop Global Warming" bracelets]

[2007] GAINESVILLE - With "STOP GLOBAL WARMING" bracelets dangling from his wrist, Gov. Charlie Crist took his seat between the two women who would soon embrace him in a hug before a row of television cameras: rock star and environmental activist Sheryl Crow and Laurie David, producer of the Al Gore documentary on global warming.