Green Jobs in Florida? - Planet Gore - National Review Online

The state of Florida has a portal up to help residents find jobs related to the cleanup of the oil spill. Some jobs on the list have a “green job” label next to them. No explanation, however, of why a listing of say “General Labor” is somehow a “green” job. Just something to remember the next time someone in Florida (or someone from the Obama administration — or from “Beyond Petroleum,” for that matter) touts the “green” jobs they have created.

Cap-and-trade: A Salon debate - Global warming - Salon.com

Steve Everley: If you think it’s evasive to call climate change "a distraction," then your beef is with the likes of President Obama and Senator John "it’s not a climate change bill" Kerry. It is they who are arguing that introducing a cap and trade energy tax system will create net new wealth and net new jobs.

The reason I emphasized "tax" is because we are discussing a tax. Your refusal to answer my question about future congressional abuse of this new tax system suggests you agree with my concern that Congress will use it to raise taxes.

White House Cancellation Frustrates Backers of Senate Climate [Hoax] Bill - NYTimes.com

A White House decision to punt a pivotal energy and climate meeting slated for this morning has supporters of a global warming bill concerned that it could be even tougher to clear legislation this year.

"As if we had a week to burn," said David Hamilton, director of the Sierra Club's global warming program.