States are climate battlegrounds - POLITICO.com Print View

The nation’s premier state-led climate [swindle] programs are under attack by a growing coalition of industry, tea party and conservative activists.

Opponents to limits on greenhouse gas emissions see the fights in California and New Jersey as the next step in the fight over global warming policy after the demise of federal cap-and-trade legislation on Capitol Hill.

“This is definitely a new battlefield worth reconsidering in light of threat No. 1 being shelved,” said Clint Woods, energy, environment and agricultural director at the American Legislative Exchange Council, a free market advocacy group.

World Bank invests record sums in coal | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Last year, $3.4bn was invested in the dirtiest fossil fuel despite international commitments to cut emissions

Chances of climate bill making a comeback appear unlikely

And even some backers are having doubts. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, voted for the bill last summer but said recently that he would not vote for a cap-and-trade mechanism today.

Early Frost Takes Toll on Maine's Apple Harvest

The harvest this year is down by at least 25 percent, and some hard-hit orchards produced virtually no apples, a state fruit specialist says.