Hill Heat: WonkLine: November 15, 2010Science Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2010-11-15T18:15:11-05:00Wonk Roomurn:uuid:77701177-7f7b-479d-abc6-13b2a26602d62010-11-15T10:14:00-05:002010-11-15T18:15:11-05:00WonkLine: November 15, 2010<p><i>From the <a href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/11/15/wonk-111510/">Wonk Room</a>.</i></p>
<p>“<a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1DW20101114'>Dust storms</a> scour Iraq, <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8380501.stm'>freak floods</a> wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1DI20101114'>rising sea levels</a> erode Egypt’s coast, and <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1BY20101114'>hotter, drier weather</a> worsens water scarcity in the Middle East, already the world’s most water-short region,” as scientists urge Arab governments to <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1BK20101114'>act now against global warming</a>.</p>
<p>“Approved by voters 53% to 47% on Nov. 2,” California’s <a href='http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop26-impact-20101115,0,2470740.story'>Proposition 26</a> that reclassifies industry fees as “taxes” is “aimed at multibillion-dollar statewide issues such as a per-barrel severance fee on oil and a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases.”</p>
<p>“At Republican behest, controversial climate scientist <a href='http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/print/2010/11/15/2'>Judith Curry</a> will testify before the House Science and Technology Committee.”</p><p><i>From the <a href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/11/15/wonk-111510/">Wonk Room</a>.</i></p>
<p>“<a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1DW20101114'>Dust storms</a> scour Iraq, <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8380501.stm'>freak floods</a> wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1DI20101114'>rising sea levels</a> erode Egypt’s coast, and <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1BY20101114'>hotter, drier weather</a> worsens water scarcity in the Middle East, already the world’s most water-short region,” as scientists urge Arab governments to <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1BK20101114'>act now against global warming</a>.</p>
<p>“Approved by voters 53% to 47% on Nov. 2,” California’s <a href='http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop26-impact-20101115,0,2470740.story'>Proposition 26</a> that reclassifies industry fees as “taxes” is “aimed at multibillion-dollar statewide issues such as a per-barrel severance fee on oil and a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases.”</p>
<p>“At Republican behest, controversial climate scientist <a href='http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/print/2010/11/15/2'>Judith Curry</a> will testify before the House Science and Technology Committee.”</p>Mariourn:uuid:bddf37a2-0f33-4c8c-90e2-fd48bff6ad892011-01-19T17:35:15-05:002011-01-21T02:26:09-05:00Comment on WonkLine: November 15, 2010 by Mario<p>It’s been a really dry year in the middle east, more like 5 but who is counting it’s just going to get worse.</p>Terryurn:uuid:e86399bc-ce3c-4d82-bca6-590a91bd32d32010-12-27T14:36:26-05:002010-12-27T16:01:47-05:00Comment on WonkLine: November 15, 2010 by Terry<p>Some businesses don’t care the fees/fines, they will continue to pollute.</p>