Global Warming

Since the Supreme Court’s rulings, Monday, there’s been an almost virtual flood again of information and interpretation about those rulings and the subject of global warming & climate change in general.

For the most-part, global warming at this point is more discussion material pending further legislation than an actual courtroom topic—at least in national headlines. An international, U.N.—sanctioned, committee stirred some of those headlines back in February with the announcement that not only was global warming real, but it was already being manifested—with humans being to blame. A “report to policymakers” unanimously linked—“with 90% certainty”—the increase of average global temperatures since the mid 20th. Century to increases of man-made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. With the approach of the next IPCC meeting in Belgium, Friday, more articles are out. (See CNN and USAToday)

The two cases, for those who haven’t seen, are Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy (05-848) and Massachusetts v. EPA (05-1120)

Some of the articles discussing the two opinions are:

· “U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to environmental groups on plant cleanup” (Duke Energy)
· “U.S Supreme Court rebukes Bush administration on greenhouse gas emissions” (Massachusetts v. EPA)
· “Industries show uncertainty over ruling’s impact” (Massachusetts)
· “High Court orders EPA to review greenhouse-gas emissions” (concentrates on Massachusetts decision)