The crisis of confidence in climate-change [junk] science: Swift-boating climate change | The Economist

Recall that the East Anglia scientists were attacked in part for attempting to craft a public-relations strategy to hold off the relentless attacks of sceptics.

Green trade shows are starting to feel recycled - latimes.com

There are so many, even the most gung-ho of eco-mongers claim to suffer conference overload.

"It's a huge amount of money," said Stephanie Corbin, senior assistant editor at Tradeshow Week magazine. "Before the economic downturn, green was the hot topic. While it's definitely slowed and was put on the back burner for the recession, I don't think it's going away."

Barbour rallies governors to oppose EPA move to regulate greenhouse gases - The Hill's E2-Wire

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is trying to rally support among his fellow governors for an effort in Congress to prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.

A draft letter, which Barbour is circulating in advance of a National Governors Association meeting this weekend, says EPA’s regulatory push would place “heavy administrative burdens on state environmental quality agencies.”

United Kingdom mired in harsh winter - UPI.com

While the United Kingdom as a whole is facing its worst winter in decades, the Meteorological Office estimates the winter could be among the driest on record [wait a minute: don't we expect the allegedly warmer weather to be more moist?] thanks to significant decreases in the average winter rainfall.

Commentary: 'De Boer's Resignation Is Catastrophic' :: Uncensored News For Real People

The left-leaning daily Die Tageszeitung writes:

"This resignation is catastrophic because of its timing: On the one hand the IPCC is under heavy fire from critics and needs defending. On the other, climate diplomacy after the shock of Copenhagen has started to revive again, with early discussions to probe how to put this process back on track."

"It's twice as perplexing that de Boer has set his resignation for July 1, and simultaneously announced a switch to the private sector. The next climate conference will begin at the end of May, in Bonn - both he and his successor will have to lead it. His new job as a consultant can also be understood as a signal that world diplomacy is not the way to win the struggle against climate change."