“For advocates of action to prevent climate change, 2010 was mostly a year to forget.”

“It began with gloom, after the collapse of the Copenhagen climate meetings in December 2009. The mood darkened further as it became clear that cap-and-trade legislation to combat greenhouse gas emissions would not pass the U.S. Congress.”

“A sliver of hope came from a modest agreement at climate meetings in Cancún, Mexico, earlier this month, on a more solid multinational commitment to finding ways to cut emissions. Another development, bringing perhaps more relief than hope, was the rejection by California voters of an effort, backed by oil companies, to suspend the state’s landmark law to combat global warming.”

“The year 2011 may not bring too much improvement, from environmentalists’ perspective. Budget deficits and a still-sluggish economy in the United States and elsewhere may complicate investments in clean-energy technologies. And international negotiators have plenty of tough work ahead, the progress at Cancún notwithstanding.”

I/O/W – WAAAAAAAAAAAA, the people get to keep more of the freedoms.

New York Times (this is a link, David)

More infinite wisdom from the New York Times, “We’re freezing because it’s getting hotter” (That’s another link in there, David)

The Abiding Faith Of Warm-ongers (yes David, this is a link too)