Bunge set to swoop on Climate Change Capital – reports

Bunge, which has been involved in the carbon markets for several years, is reported to be awaiting regulatory approval for a take-over that would value the UK-based environmental investment manager “significantly below” a £100 million ($156 million) valuation put on the company three years ago, according to a report in the Financial Times yesterday.

EDITORIAL: Navy blue goes green - Washington Times

Government digs deeper into debt so pricey biofuel can power warcraft

GAO: Accounting for $31 million U.S. spent on IPCC from 2001-2010 was unavailable, incomplete and wrong | JunkScience.com

Hey, it’s only taxpayer money.

The problem with green rankings | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Companies that undertake the difficult and costly task of policy advocacy should receive credit for their hard work, while corporations that "game the system" should be penalised. In order to fix this imbalance, rating systems should take into consideration a company's political contributions, advocacy work and engagement with non-governmental organisations. To facilitate the subjective task of ranking these characteristics, ratings agencies could enlist the participation of environmental non-profits to determine which activities either advance or hinder environmental policy.

A Recent Temperature History (Part 1 Of 2) – Richard Muller Does An Incomplete Job

Dr. Muller did not define appreciable, or a time period. For over 80 years, the SE and mid-west U. S. are cooling. Over the last decade, the U.S. and Canada are cooling. Anthony Watts here, and Matti Vooro here, have described this phenomenon. The so-called climate scientists must get over thinking that the linear trend over the last thirty years is telling them anything about the climate.