The economic crisis drove a 7 percent decline in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions during 2009, the largest decrease since the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) began keeping records in 1949. (more)

After posing as officials of the U.S. Chambers of Commerce in a prank news conference, the politically-oriented comedy troupe "Yes Men" was sued by the real Chambers of Commerce for trademark violation. "Unfair," the consumer advocacy group Public Citizens told the courts, arguing that the Yes Men's prank was a form of political speech, protected by the First Amendment. (more)

COPENHAGEN — China’s climate negotiators have told Western counterparts they can’t agree to an “operational agreement” on climate change that President Obama had hoped to bring home from Copenhagen –- and will push for a short, noncommittal collective statement at the end of the talks, according to American staffers briefed on the situation. It’s not clear if remarks by Chinese officials, made during negotiating sessions last night, signal the end of efforts to reach a significant agreement or simply... (more)

You might have thought this was already happening, but starting on Jan. 1, 2010, the nation’s 10,000 largest producers of greenhouse gases (GHG) will be required to report the volumes of their “heat-trapping” gas emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (more)

Science, settled, is. Some assembly required. ScienceDaily: No one knows exactly how much Earth's climate will warm due to carbon emissions, but a new study suggests scientists' best predictions about global warming might be incorrect. (more)

Barack Obama called for House passage of the cap and trade tax bill last Friday by calling it a jobs bill. The bill is designed to raise the price of energy in the U.S. so much that it will reduce the use of fossil fuels by 17% by 2020 and by 83% by 2050. (more)

Hours after the House passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to show courage and follow suit. (more)

Despite attacks from the left and right, the House approved an historic measure aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions -- and in doing so, won an enthusiastic endorsement from the man most known for the issue of climate change. (more)

President Barack Obama, the most intelligent President in recent history, evah, sure knows how to pick a brain trust. To Joe Biden, Janet Napolitano and Timothy Geithner, add the name…Steven Chu: President Obama’s energy adviser has suggested all the world’s roofs should be painted white as part of efforts to slow global warming.... (more)

This week Congress is set to release the details of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill that purports to combat global warming by setting strict limits on carbon emissions. I'm not a candidate for any office -- now or ever again -- and I've approached the "climate change" debate with an open-mind. But it's clear to me that the nation, and in particular Indiana, my home state, will be terribly disserved by this cap-and-trade policy on the verge of passage in the House. The ... (more)