Americans Endorse Various Energy, Environment Proposals

Support for Many Proposals Down Since 2007

...For example, Democrats' support for spending government dollars to develop alternative fuel for automobiles remains above 80% in 2012, as it was in 2007. However, Republicans' support has fallen to 51% today from 84% in 2007, resulting in a 20-percentage-point overall drop in public support for the proposal over the same period.

In similar fashion, Republicans have grown significantly less supportive of more strongly enforcing federal environmental regulations (47% today vs. 74% in 2007), while Democrats' support has fallen less sharply (80% today vs. 92% in 2007).

Carbon tax costs likely to exceed rate increase

THE allowance of 0.4 per cent to cover the impact of the carbon tax in the 3.6 per cent pegged rate increase for 2012-13 will not cover the cost of the tax to local councils.

Today's Takeaway: March Heat Breaks Records, Obama Focuses on the Buffet Rule, and Nicholas Kristof on Sex Trafficking - The Takeaway

More than 15,000 weather records were set in the United States last month, which was the hottest on record for many states. Andrew Revkin [but he's not even a climatologist!] says this year's records are an indication of what to expect in the future.