Spinning the Defeat of Cap-and-Trade | GlobalWarming.org

Finally, Republicans betray themselves (ask President George “Read My Lips; No New Taxes” Bush) when they vote for rather than against higher taxes. Because carbon is intrinsic to the chemistry of fossil fuels, a carbon cap-and-trade scheme is a virtual broad-based energy tax. The same cannot be said of the SO2 program, which was merely a virtual pollution tax. Moler and Sharp would like GOP lawmakers to believe they can win elections by becoming the Party of Energy Taxes. Fortunately, most Republicans don’t need much coaching to realize that is complete bunk.

When the Smoke Clears in Russia, Will Climate Policy Change? - NYTimes.com

This summer's wildfires, which covered 175,000 hectares as of Monday, have killed 52 people, according to Russian government numbers.

Flashback - Peru Government Declares Cold Wave Emergency

According to official figures, so far this year at least 409 people have died of pneumonia and ailments related to the cold weather, most of them younger than 5 years old (200 deaths) and over 60 years (158 deaths).