[But if Bloomberg stops preventing bad weather, what will we do?!]

Trusted aides Kevin Sheekey and Ed Skyler both announced recently they were leaving the billionaire mayor for the private sector. Last week they were joined by Rohit Aggarwala, the top policy expert who created the environmental agenda that shaped Bloomberg's reputation as an international climate change leader.

Senators prepare compromise climate change [swindle] bill | Reuters

Aides to Kerry, Graham and Lieberman toiled over legislative details of their climate bill during a two-week recess that ends on Monday.

Its centerpiece will be a 2020 deadline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels.