Thursday, June 17, 2010

Kerry, Lieberman tap corporate execs to push their climate [fraud] bill - TheHill.com
Nearly 20 senators attended the meeting with the CEOs of General Electric, Dow Corning and Honeywell International.

Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.) was the only Republican to attend the meeting.
Democrats lack consensus on climate bill - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com
Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada dedicated an hourlong session to a “full, frank discussion” of three competing proposals for overhauling the nation’s energy policies and trimming greenhouse gas emissions. But senators spoke for so long that they had to bump back a more detailed question-and-answer session for another meeting that’s tentatively scheduled for next week.
Why Energy Security Might Not Be a Good Idea - Ecocentric - TIME.com
Right now Canada is the biggest exporter of oil to the U.S. From an energy security perspective, that seems pretty good—I don't think anyone's worried about Canadian oil money going to terrorists or hostile Canadian government cutting off exports for political reasons.
NunatsiaqOnline 2010-06-17: NEWS: Polar bear scientists unhappy with Nunavut reversal
Dan Shewchuk, Nunavut’s environment minister, announced May 28 that Nunavut will no longer Enviroment Canada’s attempt to list polar bears as threatened.

“We live in polar bear country.”We understand the polar bears, and we do actually think our polar bear population is very very healthy, with the exception of a couple of populations that we are taking action on,” he said.
Global warming book withdrawn - Omaha.com
Millard Public Schools will stop using a children's book about global warming -- but only until the district can obtain copies with a factual error corrected.

A review committee, convened after parents complained, concluded that author Laurie David's book, "The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming," contained "a major factual error" in a graphic about rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels.
US Senate leader noncommittal on carbon price bill 05:55 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday emerged from a meeting with fellow Democrats refusing to embrace energy and environment legislation that would put a price on carbon dioxide pollution as a way of reducing greenhouse gases.
British-Run Climate [Hoax] Projects Take Root in Chinese Schools - NYTimes.com
...Chinese colleges were ordered in February to sever all ties with Oxfam, which was accused by the education ministry of having a hidden political agenda.
...the British Council has been operating its "Climate Cool, Green Your School" teacher training program for three years now.

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