Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Dems revive global warming [scam] legislation | Washington Examiner
Reid's proposal is more ambitious than many Senate Democrats would like, particularly in an election year and amid polls showing voters care far more about the economy and less about global warming.

Democratic lawmakers said It will be difficult, if not impossible, to find the 60 votes needed to block a Republicans filibuster if the measure includes a cap on carbon, which would raise energy prices.

Following a lunchtime meeting with Reid, Senate Democrats were shaking their heads at the prospect of a carbon cap, even one limited to utilities.

A handful of senators stood up in the meeting and told Reid they oppose moving forward on a bill that will never garner 60 votes but will force them into a politically damaging debate.
Reuters [continues to promote climate fraud: CO2 allegedly causes too much rain *and* not enough rain in Kenya] - Climate-related farmer suicides surging in eastern Kenya
The deaths come as eastern Kenya has experienced extremely poor crop harvests as result of prolonged drought and unusual rainfall at harvest time, which has led to contamination of maize harvests with aflatoxins, produced by fungus that grows in wet grain.
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Kenya's government has come under increasing pressure as a result of the suicide surge, with some farmers and experts blaming corruption in the distribution of relief food for worsening problems in the area, and others citing a failure to crack down on sellers of substandard and infertile seed as an additional problem for struggling farmers.

The government has been blamed by several organizations for not investigating seed companies that may have sold inappropriate, poor quality or outdated seed to farmers.
Flashback: Why Reuters’ Acquisition of Point Carbon Is a Smart Move | Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit
There is another reason the acquisition of Point Carbon is a smart move on Thomson Reuters’ part. A Reuters’ article on the acquisition points out that the agreement to buy Point Carbon “comes as public concern about global warming and rising energy consumption grows and investors seek opportunities to make money from these trends.” The article goes on to say: “One of the more popular ways to trade in the energy sector with an eye on the environment is through carbon markets, where investors buy and sell ‘carbon credits.’”

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