Twitter / David Roberts: I know I'm not supposed to say this

I know I'm not supposed to say this, but James Hansen managed his transition from scientist to activist *terribly*. All influence lost.

Obama Stance on Climate Suit Stuns Allies - Washington Wire - WSJ

The Obama administration has riled up environmental groups by siding with big utilities in a lawsuit over whether states can sue power plant operators for contributing to climate change.

americanenergyalliance.org - August 20, 2010

Warm Boot: In Fitting Eulogy to Cap-and-Raid, White House Quietly Removes All References to Policy on Energy and Environment Website - Like It Never Happened.

Appalachian Dems seek distance from Obama on coal, climate

Democrats in Appalachia are running away from the Obama administration's coal record like their political lives depend on it.

They may be right.

Global Warming 'Alarmist' Heidi Cullen 'Refrightens' Stephen Colbert

[With 4.5-minute video] Heidi Cullen, Senior Research Scientist at Climate Central, appeared on Colbert's show last night to promote her new book, "The Weather Of The Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet."

Colbert asked Cullen to "refrighten" him about climate change.

Cullen, in response, cited the floods in Pakistan and the heat wave in Russia, which destroyed 30 percent of the country's wheat yield.