Once climate [swindle] central, EU now on outside looking in - CNBC

Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen was shoved aside as president of the conference in favor of someone from the Caribbean — Philip Weech of the Bahamas' environment commission. When an 11th-hour deal was finally hammered out, the only leaders in the room were from Africa, North America, South America and Asia.

Reflecting on Copenhagen: Activism is Dead. Long Live Activism! | Tod Brilliant

As an armchair activist, one who needn’t be concerned with pragmatism or implementation, here’s what I’d do: I would make it personal. I’d prove to every last U.S. politician that a burning planet is a top priority by organizing daily gatherings outside every one of their homes; from the smallest towns to Washington, DC. I’d weld the aggressive tactics of Eugene Debs, the Wobblies and early union agitators with the enormous, activated networks built by 350, TckTckTck and Avaaz. U.S. politicians can’t be blamed for not getting behind powerful climate legislation. For all the activism to date, little of it has been focused on showing elected officials we mean business. We can do this by moving the fight to where these politicians live and not leaving their front lawns until they get the message thousands of times over, hand-delivered by their neighbors, their children’s teachers, and their grocery clerks. Confronted by local resistance and faces they recognize, they will be moved to action. Can you picture it? Can you envision groups of relentless activists camped out all across the country? I can. I know the dedication is there. We need only provide the talking points and flip the switch.

David Kroodsma: The Most Important People Were Not in Copenhagen

Imagine buying energy from our neighbors instead of purchasing oil from distant lands. Imagine tropical forests and coral reefs expanding and growing instead of dying. Who wouldn't want to invest in that world?

Climate Progress is back online « Climate Progress

Sorry. Looks like it was a power outage at the servers, possibly related to the weather. Hmm. Maybe we need some on-site generation.

Heliogenic Climate Change: Quote of the day

"Carbon-dense energy sources are all upside - they are cheap, plentiful and the primary effluent, CO2, supports the biosphere and underpins the global food supply. Sadly it will not make the world measurably warmer (although that would be a plus, too) but use of carbon-dense fuels is good for people, plants and wildlife. Only misanthropists and the misinformed find it problematic." Junk Science 21 December.

Al Fin: Things Only a Skeptical Brain Can Know

In the world of the honestly curious, the burden of proof is always on the "believer" in the battle between skepticism and belief.

The Reference Frame: FoxNews on AGW and McIntyre

The first part shows some AGW champions behind Copenhagen. The second part focuses on the hockey sticks, Michael Mann, Ross McKitrick, and Steve McIntyre. Pat Michaels speaks a lot, too. The third part is about the ClimateGate.

The fourth part is dedicated to Bjorn Lomborg's opinions - comparisons of the importance and economic efficiency of carbon mitigation and malnutrition or diseases; George Monbiot adds some hysteria at the end. The fifth part looks into the U.S. Congress and the impact on the Americans. The final, sixth part looks how the EPA may circumvent democracy and directly regulate the households.

RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC | Washington Examiner

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who flies around on private planes so as to tell larger numbers of people how they must live their lives in order to save the planet, wrote a column last year on the lack of winter weather in Washington, D.C.

Photo: President Barack Obama’s Motorcade Drives to the White House on Return from the Climate Summit

U.S. President Barack Obama’s motorcade drives to the White House after arriving on Air Force One at Andrew Air Force Base at 1 a.m December 19, 2009 during a snow storm after attending the Climate Conference in Copenhagen

Carbon Trading Scam In Big Trouble After Copenhagen Failure

Global warming con men hoping to bag windfall profits from the climate change scam are wincing today after carbon trading markets nose dived following the failure at Copenhagen to secure legally binding targets on restricting CO2 emissions.

Barclays Capital director Trevor Sikorski labeled the Copenhagen result “very disappointing” and said that the outlook for the global carbon market was bearish.