New Science Panel Chairman to Probe 'Quality' of Climate Science - NYTimes.com

"There are doubts about the quality of the climate science," Hall said yesterday. "I think those really ought to be wiped aside or confirmed. ... I think the American people are entitled to have some testimony."

Hall said his vice chairman, Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), an outspoken climate skeptic who served as ranking member on the recently disbanded Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, will take the lead on the issue.

Inhofe, Snowe question EPA on access to non-ethanol fuel

Two rural-state senators yesterday questioned U.S. EPA over the long-term availability of conventional gasoline for use in engines not designed to handle ethanol blends, expressing concern that retailers in some areas are simply not offering ethanol-free fuel.

Boxer: EPA climate [swindle] delay bill could pass, but would be rejected by Obama - The Hill's E2-Wire

One of the Senate’s most liberal lawmakers signaled Wednesday that there may be enough support there to pass legislation delaying the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

But Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), one of the strongest advocates in the upper chamber for reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, warned that such legislation, if passed, would likely be rejected by President Obama. She also said attempts to delay EPA’s climate change authority would be met with legal challenges.