Alexander Neubacher: Comrades, Throw Out The Tree-Huggers! | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

Güllner’s advice to the SPD is to fight the greens, rather than to chase them. According to him, the green Zeitgeist is an elite phenomenon, a “narrow segment” as he sees it from the perspective of the pollsters. The green wave has never arrived among the vast majority of ordinary families, in contradiction to repeated claims. But while the ecologically correct muesli cake milieu is courted by all parties, many ordinary people feel poorly represented and have been turned off voting altogether. Güllner sees this as a threat to Germany’s political system. According to him, it would be a blessing for German democracy if the comrades threw out the tree huggers

EPA refuses to talk about think tank suit demanding 'secret' emails | WashingtonExaminer.com

Environmental Protection Agency officials are keeping mum today about a potential landmine of a lawsuit that claims senior executives there have used secret email accounts to conduct public business without being subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Saudi Arabia Said to Order Airline to Reject EU Carbon Rules - Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia ordered its national airline not to comply with European Union emissions-trading rules in protest against the bloc’s decision to include non-EU carriers in its carbon market, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

UN-led carbon market ‘close to collapse’ - FT.com

“Unfortunately, the UN carbon market has become a complete joke,” says UBS carbon analyst, Per Lekander. “I think the scheme would never have survived until now if it hadn’t been for such a noble cause.”