The rationale for carbon tax is failing, which is good news for B.C.

Well, I have some good news: The tide of scientific opinion is changing and is about to swamp the proponents of Anthropogenic Global Warming.

Rio Earth summit on shaky ground | News24

Cape Town - Major players pulling out of the Rio Earth summit is an indicator of the awkward politics and negotiations to move forward with climate change policies, an environmental organisation has said.

"There is a lot of scepticism around the Rio+10 and the Rio+20 agenda. It has become a cumbersome beast that I think has too many items for action and many of those are not really actionable," Saliem Fakir, WWF head of the Living Planet Unit, told News24.

Geoengineered Sky: Bye-Bye Blue, Hello White | Climate Central

In Pennsylvania coal country, voters not thrilled with their choices - The Washington Post

The administration has touted its support for natural gas drilling, but many people here see Obama as unfriendly to fossil fuels. They cite his blocking of the proposed Keystone pipeline in the Great Plains. They talk about the administration’s tougher regulations on pollutants from coal-fired power plants. They’re wary of environmentalists who view fracking as a threat to the water supply.

The amount of anti-Obama sentiment is striking — especially among lifelong Democrats. Robert Schiffbauer, who for 34 years has been a supervisor of South Union Township, is one of those Democrats who thinks the party has lurched to the left.

“We’re talking socialism. Literally,” Schiffbauer said. “I fear what its going to be like if Obama’s reelected. The reins are going to be taken off.”

Mt. Washington New Hampshire - Snow in June

More snow expected.

“They have received 1.20” so far this June (as of 1:52 pm June 4th),” says reader Ralph Fato.

The top five things voters need to know about conservatives and climate change | Grist

1. The Republican establishment has gone nuts on climate change and the environment.