UN climate change meeting in Poznan, Poland will examine 82 pages of proposals as the UN’s climate czar worries that we must not let reality - ie, the current economic crisis - get in the way of his agenda … wanna bet how many are good for the economy? ...

... Meanwhile, “Obama buzz felt at global climate talks” …

... and, of course, “Protestors aim to disrupt climate change conference” …

... all of which leads to a question of where we’re putting our priorities, as we focus on climate change but ignore the poor: “International bodies on Saturday urged concerted action to help developing nations confront the global economic crisis, but the absence of major leaders at a UN aid conference dampened hopes of concrete initiatives.” …

... and it wouldn’t be a UN party without a scare to get everyone ginned up: “Earth’s climate appears to be changing more quickly and deeply than a benchmark UN report for policymakers predicted, top scientists said ahead of international climate talks starting Monday in Poland”

 

 

The EPA wants to regulate just about anything … most importantly, the bureaucracy has set its sites on regulating carbon dioxide. It will restrict how much we can emit from, you know, pretty much any economic activity. It’s the proposal — you may have heard of it — that would allow the government to regulate everything down to your lawnmower.

 

Check out the comments submitted by the Institute For Liberty. IFL focuses on fighting anti-growth regulations and submits regulatory comments frequently.

 

 

 

Is it possible that well-intentioned activists have it all wrong on the way that forests can be seen as a solution to — not just a cause of — global warming? According to one group, that’s the case. Here’s a statement we got, and we thought we’d pass along. It’s from World Growth International, which says its mission is to expand the education, information and other resources available to disadvantaged populations to improve their health and economic welfare.