Lessons from the Whitehouse-Annan Wager

Solar activity is relatively stable, and thus tends to have a relatively small impact on global temperature changes.

Trump May Scrap Scottish Hotel, Housing on Wind Farm Ruling - Bloomberg

Donald Trump will scrap plans for a hotel and housing at his golf resort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, if the government approves an offshore wind farm in sight of his championship course due to open in June.

Russia warming at alarming pace - The Times of India

MOSCOW: Temperatures in Russia in the past century rose at twice the rate of warming in the rest of the world, the emergencies ministry said.

Flashback: Settled science: Everyplace to be hit by climate change harder than everyplace else

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Climate Politics Stand Between Students and Science Education - Forbes

Of course, skepticism is a healthy approach to any information, and science in particular thrives on and adapts to new ideas and data. But climate science is largely settled.

WSJ: Obama Discovers Natural Gas

A re-election campaign is a terrible thing to waste, and this year's race is already producing miraculous changes at the Obama White House: The latest example of a bear walking on its hind legs is the President's new embrace of ... natural gas from shale.

Peanuts: Germany's Green Energy Shift To Cost 1.7 Trillion Euros

Germany's exit from nuclear power could cost the country as much as 1.7 trillion euros ($2.15 trillion) by 2030, or two thirds of the country's GDP in 2011, according to Siemens, which built all of Germany's 17 nuclear plants. The estimate of 1.7 trillion euros assumes strong expansion of renewables, with feed-in tariffs as the biggest chunk of costs.

Obama's Jobs Council Calls For More Fossil Fuel Drilling

President Obama’s jobs council called Tuesday for an “all-in approach” to energy policy that includes expanded oil and gas drilling as well as expediting energy projects like pipelines. “[W]e should allow more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands,” states the year-end report released Tuesday by the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.