Gore raps Obama on climate change in post-Sandy speech

"I deeply respect our president and I am grateful for the steps that he has taken, but we cannot have four more years of mentioning this occasionally and saying it's too bad that the Congress can't act," Gore told the New York League of Conservation Voters.
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Bloomberg showed a picture of Gore and himself painting a city roof with white paint [which wasn't enough to prevent Sandy from striking, am I right?], a technique that keeps temperatures down and helps cut energy consumption.

Twitter / suzyji: MT @cindybax UN has confirmed ...

MT @cindybax UN has confirmed that Lord Monckton now permanently banned from #unfccc process, not just #cop18.

The Real War on Christmas: Climate Change | Mother Jones

it will likely have an impact in a few years, when we're all fighting over a few statuesque firs or stuffing presents under some puny Charlie Brown pine.

Twitter / RichardTol: #Doha Talks on brink of collapse ...

#Doha Talks on brink of collapse as anger rises against Qatari hosts http://soc.li/6PhAu8c  Well, that's new: The host as scapegoat.