• Helpful Reminder: “researchers believe technology may yet salvage the concept of “clean coal” — or at least cleaner coal — as an alternative to foreign oil while the drive for longer-term alternative energy picks up steam.” … maybe Al Gore can win a second Nobel by “rediscovering” peace through domestic-production strength?
• “Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Drop 0.1% in Developed World, UN Says”
• Glad We Didn’t Ratify Kyoto: Europe, Japan Face $46 Billion Global-Warming Penalty
• The Governator: ” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has instructed state agencies to prepare for climate change, especially rising seas, as they plan to replace, upgrade and repair the system of pipelines that distributes water around sewage treatment plants and low-lying airports, among other things.”
• Sadly, We’re Not Surprised: “When oil prices soared, consumers didn’t just feel it at the gas pump. They felt it at the airport, the florist, even when they got their kitchen sink fixed, as businesses added fuel surcharges. Now, with crude down more than 50% since July, it’s only natural to assume the surcharges are on the way out, right? Wrong.”
• Latest Global Warming Victim: Bird watching in the UK … when will the horrors end?!
• Timely Economics Reminder: “The government cannot create wealth or jobs; all it can do is take from Peter to pay Paul, opening up a job in ‘green industry A’ by eliminating one in ‘fossil fuel industry B.’”

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