Is the climate change movement splintering? | Bibi van der Zee | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Climate Campers, for example, have been discussing being more upfront about their anarchist and anti-capitalist roots.

UN launches Mongolia $4m appeal to clear up livestock killed by big freeze | Environment | guardian.co.uk

At least 11 people, including nine children, have starved or frozen to death, and tens of thousands more are threatened by malnourishment and destitution because of the loss of livestock.

As of this week, 1.5m goats, 921,000 sheep, 169,000 cows and yaks, 89,000 horses and 1,500 camels had died. The authorities say another 3m animals are likely to starve before the thaw in June, which would reduce the national livestock head-count by more than 10%.

"You can imagine how serious the situation is," Batbold Dorjgurhem, director of international cooperation at the ministry of nature, environment and tourism told the Guardian. "Nineteen out of Mongolia's 21 provinces have been hit by heavy winter snow. Apart from the loss of livestock, we expect ecological damage. The government needs a budget to clear the carcasses."
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Zuds normally occur every five to 10 years, but there have been four in the past decade and more are expected. According to the government, Mongolia has warmed by 2.14C over the last 70 years, but annual temperatures during winter have fallen since 1990.

Carbon Pricing Sticks Out as Senate Climate [Hoax] Bill's Main Obstacle - NYTimes.com

Kerry said he recently discussed the carbon tax issue with James Hansen, the director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and one of the first scientists to testify before Congress on the threats posed by climate change. Hansen argued that a carbon tax, scaled up rapidly, would change behavior and reduce emissions.

"In theory, that's terrific," Kerry said. "But show me one Republican who's going to vote for a tax, let alone some Democrats. So the things you hear in theory just don't translate into legislation. Ideally, that'd be a great way to approach it."

Wait a minute: so it's no longer George Bush's fault?