A video created by a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota captures Tim Pawlenty, the former Republican governor and a 2012 presidential candidate, repeatedly calling for a cap-and-trade program for carbon dioxide emissions to fight climate change. The video was aired during a hearing on a Republican bill to lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants. Mr. Pawlenty now describes his past support for cap-and-trade as "stupid." [MinnPost]
Protesters in Australia rally against a proposed carbon tax that would price emissions at $20 to $30 per ton. The measure, which would go into effect in 2015, has also been vigorously opposed by industry. "Now, I understand there is always going to be a variety of views in the community," Prime Minister Julia Gillard says in response. "We'll see that on display today but pricing carbon is the right thing for our nation's future and that is why I am determined to do it." [BBC]
A Houston-based firm takes responsibility for an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that spread a large sheen across miles of water previously polluted by the Deepwater Horizon blowout last year. [The Times-Picayune]
Firefighters battle a blaze in a remote area on Hawaii's Big Island that was sparked by lava flows from the eruption of the island's Kilauea volcano. The fire has burned about 2,000 acres of national park land so far. [Reuters]
Protesters in Australia rally against a proposed carbon tax that would price emissions at $20 to $30 per ton. The measure, which would go into effect in 2015, has also been vigorously opposed by industry. "Now, I understand there is always going to be a variety of views in the community," Prime Minister Julia Gillard says in response. "We'll see that on display today but pricing carbon is the right thing for our nation's future and that is why I am determined to do it." [BBC]
A Houston-based firm takes responsibility for an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that spread a large sheen across miles of water previously polluted by the Deepwater Horizon blowout last year. [The Times-Picayune]
Firefighters battle a blaze in a remote area on Hawaii's Big Island that was sparked by lava flows from the eruption of the island's Kilauea volcano. The fire has burned about 2,000 acres of national park land so far. [Reuters]
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