Poland names new environment minister - Monsters and Critics

Warsaw - Polish president Lech Kaczynski named the country's new environment minister who was set to put climate at the top of the agenda, local media reported Monday.

Andrzej Kraszewski was named for the spot during a ceremony in Warsaw. Kraszewski said his priority will be climate issues like selling Poland's surplus greenhouse gas emission rights, and noted the deals would give Poland funds for protecting the environment.

Flashback: Cold weather claims more lives in Europe

Ten people died of cold in Poland, a police spokeswoman said Tuesday, after 11 on Sunday, raising the death toll since November to 212 -- mainly homeless men -- while around 5,000 homes in the south were without electricity

Obama Embraces Copenhagen Accord; Pledges Cuts Without Senate Backing | HeatingOil.com

Global reaction to Obama’s UN pledge has been virtually nonexistent, with most news outlets focusing on the news of the national budget released Monday. Besides the obvious importance of economic news in this global recession, it is likely that many see this pledge as nothing more than good intentions.

Biased BBC: FINGERS IN PIES...

Guess what? The man responsible for looking after the fat pensions of the boys and girls at the BBC is a climate change fanatic, and he is part of an international group of investment managers who bust a gut to invest in 'climate change' schemes.

The Next Environmental Threat: School Choice

Hey guys, you know what else can yield “larger increases in private-vehicle emissions”? Choice of grocery store, choice of dry cleaner, choice of shopping mall, choice of residential neighborhood, choice of restaurant, choice of romantic encounters, choice of entertainment, choice of visiting relatives, choice of basically any kind in which use of an automobile is implicated.