Where do the U.S. Senate candidates stand on global warming? - Political Capitol - Connecticut News

Of the three major Republicans who want to replace Dodd, only former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons was willing to side with the science supporting global warming — although he offered an olive branch to nonbelievers.

In Iowa, Obama touts wind energy, stimulus help - Forbes.com

He said he believes Congress and the nation can overcome deep divisions to enact far-reaching energy and climate legislation "that will ignite new industries, spark new jobs" and make America more energy independent.  [What, no mention of saving our grandchildren from fiery floods?]

Rudd's dangerous climate retreat | The Australian

AS retreats go, they come no bigger than Kevin Rudd's delaying of his once cherished emissions trading scheme - one of the most spectacular backdowns by a prime minister in decades.

A Big Favor From Lindsey Graham - Swampland - TIME.com

Lindsey Graham effectively killed the Senate's looming cap-and-trade package by yanking his support from the bill--and thereby did the Democrats a favor. I'm all in favor of combating global warming, although I think a straight-ahead carbon tax (refundable in the form of reduced payroll taxes) would do the job far more efficiently than cap-and-trade. But if I'm a Democratic strategist, I'm thinking Augustinian thoughts: Lord, make me energy independent, but not just yet.

Why? Because the public has had quite enough, thank you, of government activism this year...

Blog: Michael Levi » Blog Archive » The Silver Lining in the Climate Bill Cloud

...the silver lining for supporters of serious action on energy and climate is that the bill wasn’t ready for primetime – and the blowup over the weekend gives its proponents some more time to do their work. It’s not clear, after the demise of the “linked fee” for gasoline, diesel, and other fuels last week, that the bill’s authors had a complete package ready to roll out.