Power up and pass energy bill. A lot of heat -- and not so much light -- has been made about the U.S. House vote earlier this summer to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which will start to move this country to a clean energy economy. [News Source]

Brownest cut of all by ‘green governor’. It may not be the unkindest cut and it may also not be the most inefficient or deadly one Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made when he used his veto pen to blue-pencil more than $500 million more from the state budget than legislators had already done. [News Source]

A missed opportunity on climate change. During the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama distinguished himself on the economics of climate change. Now that he is president, Mr. Obama may sign a climate bill that falls far short of his aspirations. [News Source]

Keeping tabs on water level. The tenuous way in which some folks claim cause-and-effect relationships to prove man's responsibility for - and specific ability to do something about - global warming should give us pause. [News Source]

So where’s the nuclear power? America is paying a hefty price for more than a generation of "no nukes," not the least of which is a painful attempt to wean itself from the dirtier energy sources that contribute to climate change, threaten economic growth and sometimes dangerously influence foreign policy. [News Source]

Double strokes. Brush on a newly-formulated paint and feel good about helping to save the environment. [News Source]

Penny Wong says Greens rejection of ETS aimed at double dissolution. Greens deputy leader Christine Milne says the minor party would pick up Senate seats if Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called a double dissolution election on climate change. [News Source]

Australian carbon emissions will continue to gain, Wong says . Australia’s government said the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions will continue to increase without the introduction of its proposed trading system aimed at reducing them. [News Source]

Gas levels to surge by 2020: Federal prediction. The Australian Federal Government is putting more pressure on the Coalition to support its emissions trading legislation, releasing a report estimating Australia's output of greenhouse gases would be 20 per cent above 2000 levels by 2020 if the scheme is rejected [News Source]

Turnbull should ‘eye Tories on climate.’ Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull should watch how conservative parties overseas are embracing the challenge of tackling climate change, a coalition of welfare, union and environmental groups says. [News Source]

Greens are climate opportunists: Wong. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has accused the Australian Greens of rejecting the federal government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) to improve their prospects at a possible double dissolution election. [News Source]