Thursday, October 08, 2009

U.S. companies may look abroad to fight global warming -- latimes.com
U.S. companies could save tens of billions of dollars by investing in efforts to combat deforestation in developing nations instead of cleaning up their own domestic carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report released Wednesday.
Changing alliances shape climate-change debate
Proponents of climate-change legislation hope the changing alliances will build momentum for their cause, although they don't consider the trend a guarantee of success.

"In any political process, the point where one of the sides starts to splinter is usually a watershed event," Hamilton said.
Flashback: James Hansen Hopes Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Fails
...at last weekend's 350 Conference at Columbia University he took a further step, saying that he hopes the proposed Waxman-Markey climate legislation fails
Flashback: 10 Moderate Senate Democrats oppose Climate Change Bill
The Senators include Evan Bayh of Indiana, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Robert C. Byrd and John D. Rockefeller of West Virginia, Bob Casey and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Al Franken of Minnesota, and Carl Levin and Debbie Stebenow of Michigan.

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