Right-Wing Media Attack Obama Commerce Secretary Nominee As A "Global Warming Fanatic" And An "Eco-Terrorist" | Media Matters for America

Bryson, a co-founder of the liberal environmentalist group Natural Resources Defense Council, was most recently a member of the United Nations' Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change, a panel of scientific and industry experts tasked with providing advice on combating global warming.

President Barack Obama’s 2012 Strategy: Forsake the Lost Causes, Fool the Rest

Each of these delayed regulations is broad-based, and would impact most severely the hydrocarbon intensive industries in the American Heartland. The President needs to win a State or two in this region, so he’s rolling back* regulations that would lead to unfavorable approval ratings in the Midwest during the lead up to November 2012.

[*Of course, these delays are temporary. A second-term President Barack Obama has nothing to lose, so he can pander to his environmentalist base as much as he wants. Each of these regulations would return in full force, were he to win.]

Pikas Have Moved to Higher Ground - NYTimes.com

In the last 10 years, they have moved up nearly 500 feet in elevation.