Meet Romney's—and Obama's—Climate Change Advisor | Mother Jones

Yes, Romney once handed his state's environmental portfolio to a woman who now handles climate change matters for Obama.

Climate 'sceptic' secretly believes

Climate change can be a little hard to grasp. It's a long-term trend and some of its symptoms may seem counter-intuitive: for example, it creates temperature volatility (hot and cold spells), heavy rainfall and storms. It's not just about droughts and a steady rise in heat.

But complexity is no excuse for treating readers like idiots.

Consolidation Expected in Clean Energy in 2012, E&Y Says - Bloomberg

Funding for new projects fell 30 percent to $24.2 billion from the fourth quarter of 2011 and was down 7 percent from a
year earlier, “undermined by wavering political support and continuing lack of liquidity in the project financing market,”
Ernst & Young said. The U.S. and several countries in Europe are trimming subsidies for wind and solar energy.

PM brushes aside carbon tax claims

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has brushed aside claims from a regional airline that it was forced to axe routes because of Labor's carbon tax.

...Ms Gillard responded by saying Transport Minister Anthony Albanese had advised her another airline - Rex - would take over the routes and the carbon tax did not start until July 1.She then attacked Mr Abbott for creating a fear campaign about the carbon tax.

The prime minister said the impact of the carbon tax would result in a "few dollars per flight" and that impact had been factored into the extra assistance offered to families.