Tamminen: 10 Environmental Disasters Worse Than BP Oil Spill - CNBC

Many have dubbed it the worst environmental disaster in American history. In my view, it’s not even close, but shares a great deal in common with those that are on the “top ten worst” list—and offers lessons we can profit from.

Funding cuts will finish Britain's clean energy race | Chris Goodall | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The UK government announced last week that it was cutting yet more money from of the energy R&D budget. Some £34m is to be axed, affecting low-carbon technology programmes including offshore wind, wood fuels, building insulation and geothermal energy. This represents a reduction of just under 20% of total public expenditure on low-carbon technologies.

Times environment correspondent wins coveted 'Biggest front page non story in history of journalism' award – Telegraph Blogs

Oil giant gave £1 million to fund climate sceptics, it says.
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Evil climate-denying Exxon, for example, has donated $100 million to Stanford university so that researchers there can find “ways to meet growing energy needs without worsening global warming”.

According to estimates by Jo Nova, US government spending on climate research and technology since 1989 has amounted to around $79 billion.

According to Dr Richard North, the amount squandered in the same period by the EU on climate funding amounts to $100 billion.

YouTube - Austin Powers - 100 billion dollars

["a million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days"]