EU hopes for climate roadmap, with US on the road

The European Union climate commissioner says Europe would renew its greenhouse-gas reductions under the expiring Kyoto Protocol if upcoming climate talks produce a timetable for the U.S. and others to later legally commit to cutting back as well.

Why the "if"?!   If the Europeans can all become rich by selling each other windmills and solar panels, why is our participation required?

- Bishop Hill blog - Time to Mann up

Perhaps Mann has an interest in delay.

Judge Assails 2 Scientists in Fish-vs.-Water Case - NYTimes.com

this week, two Interior fish biologists were excoriated as deceitful zealots in an unusual diatribe by a federal judge, Oliver W. Wanger.

The Reference Frame: William Happer vs Michael MacCracken

I just find it offensive when a political fat cat such as MacCrackpot feels that the environment allows him to attack a scientist who is orders of magnitude more achieved than himself.

Another Obama green company favorite under investigation… in China.

As if the Solyndra and LightSquared controversies were not enough, another one of President Obama’s favorite companies pushing the green agenda is being investigated, this time in China.

Johnson Controls Inc., which is headquartered in Wisconsin and operates a battery manufacturing facility in Shanghai, has recently come under scrutiny by locals for excessive cases of lead poisoning in children living in the area. According to China Daily, 25 children in Kangqiao town are being treated for lead poisoning. The Johnson Controls plant, along with others in the area, has been shut down.