Australian 'mega mine' plan threatens global emissions target | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Plans to open up a new Australian "coal export rush" would turn a single Queensland region into the seventh largest contributor of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet, undermining international efforts to keep global warming below 2C, a new report has warned.
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Greenpeace said that the nine mines' production capacity of 330m tonnes of coal a year for export would represent an "unprecedented" increase in the scale of coal mining in Australia. The mines' maximum output, primarily aimed at servicing the burgeoning Chinese and Indian markets, would nearly double Australia's total 2010/11 coal production of 352m tonnes and eclipse its export total of 283m tonnes.

District 9 chat with Todd Young: Obamacare, "Bring Jobs Home Act", climate change: HeraldTimesOnline.com

[Indiana Congressman] TODD YOUNG: I am not among those who categorically dismiss all climate science. I am open to the science which affirms, and that which contradicts, concerns related to global climate change. Meanwhile, I will look with a skeptical eye at contradictory data and scientific opinion pertaining to the matter of global climate change, and the extent to which it is man-made, and the extent to which policy changes can positively address the issue. I owe to my children, like yours, to ensure that I give weight to all available scientific opinion.

Filling the Gaps in Oakland’s Climate [Hoax] Plan | KQED's Climate Watch

[Peter Gleick's] The Pacific Institute teamed up with the Oakland Climate Action Coalition, a 50-member consortium housed at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, to nudge the city along. Its report identifies more than 50 specific strategies for building resilience and adaptability into local communities, organized by climate disaster.

Twitter / ClimateReality: Why did @PBS's @NewsHour give ...

Why did @PBS's @NewsHour give free airtime to a Heartland Institute-funded climate denier, with no fact-checking? http://ow.ly/dNDDI