U.N. climate [scam] talks agree modest package | Reuters

The deal was unlocked after delegates simply put off until 2011 and 2012 a dispute between rich and poor nations over the future of the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, which obliges almost 40 rich nations to cut emissions in a first period until end-2012.
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"It's really pretty historic," said Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat.

Ethanol Subsidies: $10 A Gallon And $14 Million Per Job Created - Investors.com

Center director Bruce Babcock said in an e-mail that each 100 million gallons of ethanol creates 70 jobs. Thus, 600 million gallons would result in 420 jobs, or about $14 million per job.

Feinstein and Kyl highlighted this finding in their letter. They also note that ethanol may be the only product that benefits from all three forms of government support: subsidies, tariffs to protect it from competition, and mandates that require its use.

Stern: China can be urban low carbon model - China.org.cn

Stern, who led the 2006 groundbreaking report on climate-change economics for the British government, still has hope for China to become a leader in green lifestyles.

Flashback: Twitter gaffe: US embassy announces 'crazy bad' Beijing air pollution | Jonathan Watts | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Unexpected phrase in US embassy's hourly pollution tweet gives its followers cause for amusement and concern