A Bouncer at the Gate - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

When delegates from Friends of the Earth International turned up today at the Bella Center, site of the climate talks in Copenhagen, to have their badges scanned, they were startled to find they were no longer valid. The 90-member delegation promptly sat down in front of the entrance and refused to move, prompting a standoff with United Nations officials.

Jim Hoggan | The Copenhagen Tea Party

So while the AFP's Tea Party campaigns might be happening thousands of miles away from Denmark, their impact is felt here at the COP15 talks. With just three days of negotiations left, optimism is waning with every hour that passes with no breakthroughs. But a faint hope remains that President Obama will do something significant when he attends the talks this Friday.

If Friday passes with no big news, we can thank the long arm of the fossil fuel industry and their Tea Party pals for once again successfully delaying action on the most important issue of our time.

Big business’ climate conundrum: lead, follow or obstruct | Grist

COPENHAGEN—The most popular American CEO here these two weeks, at least among other business leaders, has been Duke Energy chief Jim Rogers.

Youth leaders make an impact in Copenhagen | Grist

While the Senate is the primary culprit blocking action on climate change, the youth are also aware that the President still holds a powerful pen, and has a mandate from the voters who sent him to Washington to use it.