Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Graham says he won’t vote for the climate bill he wrote | Grist
Graham offers some other justifications for bailing, but as Brad says, they are transparently ridiculous -- mostly objecting to provisions of the bill that he was instrumental in shaping. He's retreating to the now-familiar Republican position of "we need to start over," which is their way of opposing everything without looking totally nihilistic. He's also saying some borderline-denialist (but mostly just incoherent) things about climate change, as Kate Sheppard details.
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He hasn't internalized the fact that the crazies have completely taken over the Republican Party.
So Much For Lindsey Graham | The New Republic
This whole episode really makes you wonder if Graham was ever serious about energy and climate policy in the first place.
Rich nations backtracking on new climate aid, development watchdog warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Rich countries will raid existing aid budgets, double-count promises and convert grants to loans to avoid paying the $30bn (£21bn) they pledged last year to poor countries to help them adapt immediately to the climate change they did not cause, a leading international watchdog group has warned.

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