Climate policy for conservatives | Grist

The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill that passed the House in 2010 (then died in the Senate) was a 1,400-page monstrosity; it catered to special interests, placed undue burdens on people with low incomes, and had no connection to a coherent U.S. international negotiating strategy on climate. Just as misguided is the EPA's intention to regulate CO2 as a pollutant by executive fiat -- a scheme that also is inefficient, non-transparent, and regressive.

Micronesia mounts unprecedented legal challenge over Czech power station - Telegraph

The Pacific island state of Micronesia has mounted an unprecedented legal challenge against the Czech Republic to expand a coal-fired power station 3,700 miles away, claiming the potential environmental damage could threaten the archipelago's survival.

Australian sea levels to rise by three feet unless climate change is halted - Telegraph

Sea levels will rise by more than three feet by the end of the century making severe coastal flooding a common factor of life in Australia if urgent action is not taken to limit climate change, a key report by a panel of climate scientists has found.