Of Beach Sand, War and Carbon [Dioxide] - NYTimes.com

“I think the overwhelming scientific evidence indicates that the world is heating up, and the downside effects of that could be severe,” he said. “A lot of people had compared the problems the world faces as being worse than World War I and World War II put together..."

In Wake of Solyndra Debacle, Committee Leaders Concerned with Obama Administration Rushing $9 Billion in Additional Loans by September 30

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today expressed concern to Energy Secretary Steven Chu as his agency prepares to dole out nearly $9 billion in stimulus loan guarantees that must be finalized by September 30, 2011. Of the $18 billion in loan guarantees made available by the stimulus, the Obama administration has closed just half since the stimulus was signed into law in February 2009. Given the failure of the program’s flagship guarantee to Solyndra, Committee leaders are concerned that the Department of Energy appears to be rushing to award the remaining $9 billion in loan guarantees in the next ten days, resulting in risky investments for American taxpayers.

Guest | James Powell: Science Denial Is Not Free

The day will come when no candidate who denies global warming will be electable.

[Romm: High oil prices bad]: OPEC’s $1 Trillion Cash Quiets Poor Thanks to Oil Above $100 for Longest Period Ever | ThinkProgress

So the Saudis and others in OPEC need high oil prices to keep their undemocratic regimes in power. Thank you Big Oil, thank you anti-clean-energy conservatives.