Keystone Foes Seek Climate Measures in Case They Lose - Bloomberg

“I think it’s going to happen,” said Representative Jim Moran, a Virginia Democrat and member of the House’s Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition. “The odds look pretty strong right now.”

Canada Considers Shipping Tar Sands Oil Across Arctic Ocean | Mother Jones

Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the Gulf of Mexico—by shipping across the Arctic Ocean instead...

The Arctic Ocean scenarios would also include a pipeline—north from Alberta's tar sands through (sparsely settled, presumably uncontested) regions along the Mackenzie River Valley and on to the Arctic coastal town of Tuktoyaktuk, from there to be shipped on tankers to Asia or Europe.  [Via MT]

How conspiracists think - Salon.com

...belief in multiple conspiracy theories significantly predicted the rejection of important scientific conclusions, such as climate science  [Via MT]

Climate talks in Bonn conclude but no deal in sight | Down To Earth

As the five-day climate talks at Bonn concluded on May 3, countries showed little sign of having made any headway. Developed and developing countries continue to remain divided, as they have been for the past two decades.
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Clearly, discussions have not moved ahead, they have been merely transferred to another meeting.  [In order to avoid serious repetitive stress injury, I hope that all environmental journalists have a keyboard macro for that last sentence.]