The Chilling Effect | Fat Fears, Global Warming, and Al Gore

What’s the lesson for global warming skeptics? Keep the hope alive, keep digging into the numbers, and keep taking shots at mouthpieces like Al Gore. It’s not right to dismiss environmental concerns altogether, but it’s perfectly fine to keep up the fight against global warming hysteria.

Bloomberg.com: Republican support needed

“We’re going to need some Republican support,” Van Hollen said. Cap-and-trade is “an issue where you don’t only have party differences, they’re also regional.”

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana said Democrats can’t bank on Republican votes.

“The overwhelming majority of Republicans would be very dubious about any global-warming legislation, particularly during such a difficult time for working Americans,” he said.

EU envoy says China won't skate on climate

(WASHINGTON) - The European Union's envoy to Washington told skeptical US lawmakers Wednesday that China will not escape making firm commitments at global climate change talks set for December.

Questioned by a leading US critic of China's actions on climate, Republican Representative James Sensenbrenner, Ambassador John Bruton agreed that US and EU populations would likely reject any treaty that does not cover China.

"I don't think you could sell that. I don't think there will be a 'get out of jail free' card for China," said Bruton. "There will be no 'get out of jail free' card."
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But Republicans have signaled they will not sign on to any system that imposes restrictions on the US economy while letting major global competitors off the hook.