http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2010/02/02/wonkline-february-2-2010 en-us 40 Science Policy Legislation Action <p><i>From the <a href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/02/02/wonk-020210/">Wonk Room</a>.</i></p> <center><img src="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AP070127039231.jpg" width="533" height="149" /></center> <p>&#8220;<a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/01/climate-change-deal-impossible-2010'>Strong earnings from Exxon Mobil</a> and bullish comments from coal analysts boosted the energy sector Monday&#8221; as climate negotiators say a global deal on climate change in 2010 is &#8220;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100201-712126.html'>all but impossible</a>.&#8221;</p> <p>&#8220;At a time when our country is struggling with a deep economic recession, <a href='http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/print/2010/02/01/1'>the last thing I want the <span class="caps">EPA</span> to do is start regulating greenhouse gases</a> without specific direction from Congress,&#8221; Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) said about the <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget plan that allocates <a href='http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/02/02/02climatewire-feinstein-states-support-funding-boosts-for-97854.html'>$56 million for global warming regulation</a>.</p> <p>Indiana officials will not require insurance companies to complete a <a href='http://www.lawandenvironment.com/2009/03/articles/regulations/insurance-regulators-unanimously-approve-climate-risk-survey/'>nationally approved climate risk survey</a>, because it seems to advance a &#8220;<a href='http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/02/01/01climatewire-insurance-regulators-in-ind-reject-climate-re-2326.html'>politically driven agenda</a>,&#8221; said Doug Webber, the state&#8217;s acting insurance commissioner.</p> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:36:00 -0500 urn:uuid:4504ff0e-e4ea-4ed1-8bbb-aad1c8564364 Wonk Room http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2010/02/02/wonkline-february-2-2010 Policy coal Exxon EPA Pomeroy Indiana