Aviation chiefs seek global emission cutting scheme | Reuters

GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The aviation sector called on governments on Friday to agree on a global set of rules on tackling the industry's carbon emissions to avoid chaos from a range of competing systems.

Officials from airlines, airports, air traffic bodies and major manufacturers such as Airbus (EAD.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) also asked for more cooperation from states and energy firms for their drive to meet their own green targets.
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They argued that a European Union emissions trading scheme in operation for some five years, and hotly contested by the industry and most governments outside Europe, showed the danger of unilaterally imposed measures.
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Aviation, responsible for some 2 percent of the world carbon emissions blamed for global warming and climate change, has been assigned a special status for the Cancun meeting, allowing it to stand separately in a world climate pact.

Efforts to Save Coal Could End Up Destroying It

...investors are reluctant to bet on new coal plants until it is clear whether and how many reductions in global warming pollution are required. Delaying EPA health standards on global warming pollution would only prolong uncertainty and further delay investments in new coal plants.

FOXNews.com - Imperiled Democratic Candidate Urges Pelosi to Step Aside as Speaker

For the good of the country -- and his campaign -- a Democratic congressional candidate is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to leave her post next year.

Imperiled candidate Brett Carter, who's running for Congress in a conservative district in Tennessee, sent a letter to the California Democrat Thursday urging her to publicly announce that she will not seek the speakership next year.
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Carter is running for the open seat left by outgoing Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon -- it's also the seat formerly held by Al Gore. But Republican Diane Black is widely favored to win in the general election; it's one of dozens of House seats Republicans are eyeing to flip in November.