US Nonparticipation in EU Cap & Trade

There is good news in that the Democratic Senate has finally come up with a reasonable approach on a topic.

In the Government Concentrates section of the October 1 issue of C&E News, CH reports that the Senate has unanimously passed a bill which would prohibit US airlines from participating in the European Union's Cap & Trade system for greenhouse gas emissions.

A similar bill has already been passed by the House and after working out minor differences in committee, we will see whether Pres. Obama will sign the legislation.

A secondary interesting aspect is how the European Union will respond. Will it prohibit US airlines from having their planes take off and land in EU country airports?

Public Funding of Global Warming Research

    On the subject of Promoting Global Warming Theory, there is a short article by CH in the Government Concentrates Section of the September 24 Issue of C&E News.
    CH reports that a Virginia trial court prohibited release of climate researcher Michael Mann's emails on the subject of global warming.
    Michael Mann was a University of Virginia researcher, who basically established the global warming theory involving carbon dioxide by use of public money grants.
    It seems to me that the Virginia trial court is way off base on this decision. Public money used to support public research should justify public ownership and release of research information to the public. Conversely, any research supported by private funding should be considered private property.