Battle Between U.S. and China Threatens Climate Conference - Reason Magazine

One note: Not surprisingly, I have not heard a word about Climategate inside the COP meeting.

The Climate Pool: Chavez uses climate talks to trash capitalism | Facebook

I saw a sign carried by the young people which said let's change the system and then we will begin to change the climate," he said. "The destructive model of capitalism is eradicating our life."

Chavez Criticizes Pollution of Rich Nations But Ignores Venezuela's Dirty Oil Exports - Environmental Capital - WSJ

“The rich are destroying the world,” he told delegates. But here’s what Mr. Chavez forgot to disclose: Venezuela’s economic bread is almost entirely buttered by exporting the world’s dirtiest oil.

Climate Activists Stage Walkout of Copenhagen Conference - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Dozens of NGOs, many in colorful traditional dress, marched towards the exits of the conference center chanting “Join the People’s Assembly” to the tune of Ecuadorian pan pipes. The idea was to hook up with protesters meeting outside, angry that they’d been kept out of the meeting.

Climate [swindle] experts’ forum: the Kyoto question

FT Energy Source is posting a daily question for our panel of expert commentators. Below are replies from Robert Stavins of Harvard University, Vivienne Cox of Climate Change Capital, Kyoto carbon markets architect Graciela Chichilnisky, Jeremy Leggett of Solarcentury and David Jones of Euro RSCG group and Havas Worldwide.

RealClearPolitics - Hide the Decline ... and More

"Why don't you put all your e-mails online for everyone to see?" Trenberth helpfully suggested to me. "My e-mail is none of your business."

Now, generally, I would agree. It's every American citizen's hallowed duty to mind his or her own freaking business -- except in those rare instances when one of those citizens happens to be a taxpayer-funded eco-crusader utilizing his appointed station in life to promote policy that sticks its nose into the lives of every American.

I'm afraid snarky columnizing, on the other hand, is not federally funded -- at least not yet.
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At the very least, taxpayers should be able to hold government-funded scientific institutions to the same level of accountability to which they hold their local dog pounds.

Who will be Poet Laureate, then? | The SPPI Blog

There once was a fraudster called Gore, Whose “poetry” sure was a bore. Here in cold Copenhagen, Us folks are just achin’ To hear from this halfwit no more.

Political Cortex: Palin Global Warming Fiasco Highlights Republican Absurdity

That is what the school of Palin-Limbaugh-Fox adherents love, accepting what they wish without devoting a scant second to factual analysis. These are the adherents that dominate the current Republican Party.