Next few weeks vital for Copenhagen accord, says US climate change [hoax] envoy | Environment | guardian.co.uk

"We have an accord that is lumbering down the runway, and we need it to get enough speed so it can take off," Todd Stern, the state department climate change envoy, told an investor meeting at the United Nations in his first public remarks after the Copenhagen summit. "We need to get this up and running."

Cattlemen fight EPA with 'Climategate'

"We are taking a position that we do not believe the science with regard to alleged manmade climate change is there," Thies said. "The EPA has a responsibility to conduct a rigorous scientific analysis and look at all the science out there instead of just cherry-picking certain studies that agree with its position about manmade climate change."

The cattle group points to Climategate, in which critics allege that e-mails stolen from Great Britain's University of East Anglia show bias and manipulation of data by scientists on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Menze to challenge Peterson again for House seat | DL-Online | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

“Peterson no longer represents the interests of the citizens of our district,” Menze said. “I will vote against any legalization that will cost jobs in our district like the cap and trade bill Peterson supported and voted for recently.

Climate scientists debate global warming at Texas think tank pow-wow. | Salsa Verde

...by hosting a debate with two climate scientists (Gerry North from Texas A & M held what might be described as the more conventional view about climate change and Roy Spencer from University of Alabama held what might be described as the skeptical view), the Texas Public Policy Foundation was attempting to prove that a debate exists.