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Opinion: Copenhagen -- All Pain, No Gain

(Dec. 7) -- Would you spend a lot of your own money on something that would give you and your family very little, if any, benefit? Probably not. Yet this is precisely what the government leaders now meeting in Copenhagen are demanding from their taxpayers. With the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol set to expire in 2012,...

Opinion: Why Copenhagen Matters

(Dec. 7) -- This week's news will be dominated by headlines about the international climate talks in Copenhagen. It's one of the most important environmental gatherings in history, and while many will wonder what progress will be made, others may not be aware of just how important these climate talks are. We are on the...

Opinion: Five Myths About Fighting Global Warming

(Dec. 7) -- In the run-up to this week's U.N. global warming conference in Copenhagen, two events occurred that seemed to undermine the momentum toward a meaningful effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Last month, the Senate leadership announced that Congress wouldn't finish work on national emissions...

New Green Scheme Fights Carbon Emissions With Condoms

LONDON -- At next week's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, world leaders will discuss a range of strategies to cut carbon emissions, such as boosting funding for clean energy projects and providing greater protection for rain forests. But a British charity claims that a cheaper, more effective way to halt...

Opinion: Time to Go to Plan B on Climate Change

(Nov. 17) -- Facing fourth down and long odds, President Barack Obama's decision to punt on climate by pushing off a global treaty to a future U.N. summit is the smartest strategic move he's made on the issue so far this year. He knew the Senate was preparing to fumble, failing to advance effective emissions legislation....