Real-World Steps on Energy and CO2 - NYTimes.com

That’s one reason I mused on whether truly substantial investment in an energy transformation could only come under a Republican presidency, in the same way an American overture to Communist China had to await Richard Nixon. Of course, that presumes a Republican seeking elected office will ever again take global warming, and the world’s energy insufficiency, seriously and propose an actual energy policy suited to the 21st century.

The Tea Party movement: deluded and inspired by billionaires | Monbiot | The Guardian

It is mostly composed of passionate, well-meaning people who think they are fighting elite power, unaware that they have been organised by the very interests they believe they are confronting.

Colby College | What is the defining image of climate change?

Climate ChangeFast forward and ask what will the history books use for images to represent climate change—the early 21st century’s major environmental problem and greatest public policy failure? Many would vote for any number of pictures of a polar bear stranded on a bit of ice and surrounded by open water.

Open Letter to 1 Sky from Grassroots Organizations « It’s Getting Hot In Here

We are grassroots and allied organizations representing racial justice, indigenous rights, economic justice, immigrant rights, youth organizing and environmental justice communities actively engaged in Climate Justice organizing.

Democratic Rep. Taylor says he voted for McCain, not Obama - The Hill's Ballot Box

Taylor is one of a number of Democrats to take drastic steps to showcase their independence given the president’s poor approval numbers.
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Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas), whom Obama considered as a vice presidential candidate in 2008, is now running an ad touting his independence. The ad says Edwards stood up to pressure from Obama and Pelosi and voted against the healthcare bill and climate change legislation.