U.S., Canada Carbon [Swindle] Markets Hinge on California, Barclays Says - BusinessWeek

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The future of cap-and-trade markets for carbon dioxide pollution rights in the U.S. and parts of Canada may depend on the outcome of a political battle in California, analysts at Barclays Plc said.

Global warming could cut number of Arctic hurricanes, study finds | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Global warming could halve the frequency of Arctic hurricanes – extreme storms that strike the north Atlantic during winter – by 2100, according to a new study, potentially encouraging exploitation of the region's oil reserves.

"Our results provide a rare example of climate change driving a decline in extreme weather, rather than an increase," says Matthias Zahn at the University of Reading.

An alternative to the new wave of ecofascism | Micah White | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

By liberating humanity from the compulsion to consume, climate catastrophe can be averted without recourse to authoritarianism
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Authoritarian environmentalists fail to imagine a world without advertising, so they dream of putting democracy "on hold". In Linkola's dystopian vision, the resources of the state are mobilised to clamp down on individual liberty. But there is no need to suspend democracy if it is returned to the people. Democratic, anti-fascist environmentalism means marshalling the strength of humanity to suppress corporations. Only by silencing the consumerist forces will both climate catastrophe and ecological tyranny be averted. Yes, western consumption will be substantially reduced. But it will be done voluntarily and joyously.

Britain needs positive leadership on climate change [scam] | Ed Miliband | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Finally, it is people demanding change that has, throughout history, changed the world. The global campaign at Copenhagen achieved a lot. We would never have had targets from so many countries and the agreement on finance without this sort of mobilisation. Now we need to reinvigorate the campaign for Cancún and beyond.

But government also has a duty to lead. Sadly, there is no sense of urgency.
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We must seize the moment to inspire people with a positive vision. The mission to create green jobs through clean energy and low-carbon manufacturing will be at the heart of my plans for the economy.

The 25 Most Intense Hurricanes To Make Landfall In The US | Real Science

The peaks occurred in the 1930s and 1960s.

Snowfall in Garhwal Himalayas nearly a month ahead of schedule - The Economic Times

GOPESHWAR: Nearly a month ahead of schedule, the higher reaches of Garhwal Himalayas today received snowfall, sending the mercury plummeting in Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts.

POLITICO Morning Energy - POLITICO.com

INHOFE REDUX: Environment and Public Works would certainly be an interesting place under Republican control. Jim Inhofe was in charge from 2002-2006, chairing hearings that investigated climate science and the journalists who cover the issue. If he gets the gavel back, Inhofe said he is planning some oversight of the Obama administration.

“As fond as I am of Lisa Jackson, and I am, still I always have this feeling she’s not calling the shots,” Inhofe said. “It's Carol Browner. And we don’t have that good relationship…. I think we’d want to investigate, for example, we can go back and look, what specifically [Jackson's] told us in public meetings on the endangerment finding.”