Carbon market to thrive despite political failings: EU - Reuters -

Jurgen Lefevere told a conference in Beijing the European Union (EU) was pushing forward with plans for an international carbon trading platform that could exist independently of any new global climate accord.

Lawrence Solomon: The Non-Inquiry of Climategate - FP Comment

All in all, the panellists published hardly anything at all -- a mere five-pages of observations that explore not a single charge made by CRU’s accusers, and thus, in truth, does nothing to absolve CRU or to allay public concerns.

The new climate change defence: 'Yes, it's getting colder, but it's not as cold as it would be without global warming' – Telegraph Blogs

I call it the Managed Expectations Device (MED for short), a classic tool for making unbeatable arguments: “Yes, we lost the war,” said Mr Hitler, shortly before blowing his brains out, “but imagine how much worse the destruction of Berlin would be if we hadn’t started the war in the first place”...

[Three left-wing alarmists on parade]: ClimateTV Archive - DeSmog Weekly

[31-minute video] Join Kevin Grandia, Managing Editor of DeSmogBlog, for DeSmog Weekly. This week Kevin chats with special guests Michael Mann, Penn State University climate scientist, and Brad Johnson, Climate Researcher and Blogger at the Center for American Progress. They will be discussing the e-mails stolen from the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit, the recent exoneration of CRU Director, Professor Phil Jones, and other recent developments in the climategate scandal.