Obama Announces Meat Purchase to Help Farmers Through Drought - Bloomberg

“We’ll freeze it for later -- but we’ve got a lot of freezers,” Obama told supporters in Council Bluffs as he kicked off a three-day visit to Iowa, a swing state that is also the country’s leading producer of pork, soybeans, corn and ethanol. “That will help ranchers, you know, who are going through tough times right now.”

California Air Chief Says Carbon [Dioxide Hoax Scam Swindle] Auction Won’t Be Delayed - Bloomberg

California carbon allowance futures for December 2013 delivery slipped 15 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $17.75 per metric ton today, data compiled by CME Group Inc. (CME)’s Green Exchange shows. Prices are up 13 percent this year and peaked on July 24 at $20.25 per metric ton.

Recycle Woman gears up for work with Al Gore project | Bryan Vo | 3-Minute Interview | San Francisco Examiner

Alameda actress and environmentalist Jessica Robinson — who made the short film “Recycle Woman” — recently joined Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps in hopes of expanding her knowledge of climate change.

How does it feel to work closely with the former vice president? I feel incredibly honored and grateful that I was selected to be a part of the climate leaders corps. I have been following V.P. Al Gore’s work and ... this opportunity to join his team is like a dream come true.

Conservative MP who chairs climate committee earns £140k from green energy firms | Mail Online

MPs are plotting to overthrow the Conservative chairman of the energy and climate change committee because of his links to the green power industry.

Tory MP Tim Yeo rakes in almost £140,000 a year from the controversial industry while juggling his role as chairman of the select committee.

The former environment minister, who is also president of the Renewable Energy Association, has criticised cuts in taxpayer-funded subsidies to the green energy industry he champions.