[Shouldn't they be drinking room-temperature tap water?]: Taxpayers foot State Department's stiff liquor bill - Washington Times

The Times' review of purchasing records examined all expenditures listed under a specific product services code for "alcoholic beverages" contained in a federal spending database. The findings showed that purchases rose from $139,657 in 2008 to $294,639 last year.

Tea Party Supporters [Allegedly] "Far Less Informed" About Climate Change than the General Public | EnviroKnow

Prospective Tory MPs sceptical over case for wind energy - 15 Apr 2010 - BusinessGreen.com

A new survey of 101 prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) has revealed a deep split in the three main parties' attitude towards onshore win farm developments, revealing that many of the potential new in take of Conservative MPs remain deeply sceptical about the case for onshore wind farms.

The Canadian Press: American cap-and-trade plan stalled for years - and so is Canada's: Prentice

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jim Prentice says he doesn't expect the United States to act this year on a cap-and-trade system to control climate change and probably not next year, either.

"At this point, my assessment is that it's unlikely that the U.S. Senate will introduce or pass cap-and-trade legislation in this year, possibly, even unlikely, next year," Prentice told the Senate committee on energy, the environment and natural resources.

France, Italy demand EU consider carbon tax on imports < | Expatica France

France and Italy urged Brussels Thursday to consider an EU carbon tax on imports, jointly pressuring the bloc after Paris was forced to abandon the initiative at national level.