Matthew Yglesias » Oilpocalypse Reenforces Need for Comprehensive Energy Legislation That’s Not Getting Any More Likely

And the prospects will luck much worse in 2011 when there will be many, many, many more Republicans in Congress. Everyone knows all this on some level, but I think many full-time environmentalists are a bit hesitant to discuss in public how bad the outlook for policy change really is.

States prepare to rise to CO2 challenge as Senate climate bill collapses | Suzanne Goldenberg | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Climate proposals due to be unveiled before the Senate would strip 23 US states of their power to act on climate change

Conservatives' climate commitment under fire | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Tories accused of 'shallow' support for green agenda after just four party candidates sign up to Friends of the Earth climate pledges campaign

Climatologist Ellen Mosley-Thompson on [alleged] warming in Antarctica | Environment | guardian.co.uk

...if you speak untruthfully, then what's on the line for you as a scientist is your credibility and your reputation. But frankly, I'd like to turn that around and say that when you look at the breadth of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, and how much information is in there, the fact that this must be the most egregious error, otherwise they would be making more of something else — I think it's astounding that the IPCC got as much right as they did because there was just tremendous potential for error.

Harsh winter sends up coal sales - People's Daily Online

China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd, the world's most valuable coal producer, reported a 16.5 percent rise in first-quarter net profit to hit a record, as higher coal sales during a harsh Chinese winter more than offset rising costs.