Nelson says energy bill unlikely despite massive oil spill

Following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the potential economic and environmental disaster that spill could create in coastal areas, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said Wednesday he doesn't see Congress moving this year toward a comprehensive national energy policy.
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"We need to move forward on energy and find common ground whenever we possibly can," he said. "There is a common ground that can be achieved here (on energy), but there is very little common ground on climate change."

Nelson said separating climate change and energy legislation into separate bills makes more sense.

"Because right now, if it's about climate change, that is not going to go anywhere," he said.

Climate Common Sense: Greenland Was Warmer 80 Years Ago

Near-Surface Greenland Air Temperatures: 1840-2007 is a new paper analysing Greenland temperature data and has come to the conclusion that Greenland was warmer in the 1930's than now!

Cold Weather Impacts South Carolina Fisheries|ABC News 4

Charleston, SC (AP) - Wildlife officials say last winter's cold weather has hurt the white shrimp and spotted sea trout populations off the South Carolina coast.
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Samples during the winter showed that as much as 90 percent of the shrimp were lost.

But that's still not as bad as a decade ago. During the winter of 2000-2001 as much as 95 percent of the white shrimp were killed off by the cold.

Senate cap-and-trade bill coming out next week -- Boxer

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) are planning to release their climate and energy bill as soon as next week even if they cannot win back their longtime GOP partner, according to a top Senate Democrat.