“A Rasmussen poll released on Monday found that just 24 percent of voters correctly identified the cap and trade proposal as dealing with environmental issues. Slightly more — 29 percent — thought the term was about regulating Wall Street, and 17 percent thought it had to do with health care reform. Thirty percent had no idea.”

“The United States looks set to implement a cap-and-trade regime for greenhouse gas emissions regardless of whether the next President is named Obama or McCain – and all signs point to a significant role for forestry offsets. The Ecosystem Marketplace has been asking project developers for their take on the debate.
Second in the Series REDD in the USA”

“Terrorist” has been redefined by the Maryland State Police. If you oppose the death penalty or against the war in Iraq - so basically anyone that believes killing is immoral - now is a “terrorist.”

“A new grant of just under $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow N.C. State University scientists to grow genetically modified trees across North Carolina and use them to produce ethanol cheaply. The special trees, developed by Vincent Chiang, professor of forestry and environmental resources at NCSU, have shown multiple benefits in greenhouses. They grow faster and have more cellulose and up to 50 percent less lignin than normal trees. Cellulose is chemically converted into ethanol; lignin - the glue that helps hold a tree together - makes extracting cellulose more difficult.”