On the other side of the Pond, the US Chamber of Commerce has the Sierra Club running scared with their Climate Trial idea (blogged about here previously). The Sierra Club now has a petition calling for companies to resign their memberships in the Chamber if they do not drop the idea of holding an open and formal debate. This is the letter that will be sent (well, emailed, probably) to Chamber members as with the names of people who fill out the petition

Tell the US Chamber of Commerce To Stop Denying Global Warming

To US Chamber of Commerce Member Companies,

The US Chamber of Commerce is threatening to sue the EPA for accepting the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is real in an effort to put “the science of climate change on trial.”

The trial is over, case closed. I urge you, as a responsible member of the Chamber of Commerce, to demand that the Chamber drop this desperate tactic to protect polluting energy companies, publicly recognize that climate change is real and acknowledge that action needs to be taken.

Please tell the U.S. Chamber they need to speak for the majority of its members who support action on global warming, or your company will resign its membership.

You know the left is scared when they start with these dictatorial campaigns designed to shut down debate and silence dissenting voices.

In related news, the OC Register is taking the official position that the EPA should hold hearings, as called for by the Chamber of Commerce, and hear all the arguments for and against the notion of anthropogenic global warming. If the EPA won’t, the OC Register approves of climate trials. They are also in favour of a massive discourse on the economy numbing legislation, both the national and the California versions. They are not thrilled, either, with what the EPA will soon do, namely, declare CO2 a dangerous pollutant, which could will lead to massive new, and costly, regulations in the US.

Governor Gary Herbert, a Republican from Utah, is going to host the “first legitimate debate into whether humans are causing “climate change.” Expect vicious things to be said about him, many, most likely, revolving around his religion, similar to what happened with Mitt Romney.

Meanwhile:

• What happens when demand exceeds supply? Prices go way up. Welcome to the world of the hybrid.
• Industry is getting the better of the AGW supporters, says The Washington Post.
• The Goracle is being challenged over the accuracy of climate models. $20,000 is on the line.

And, to rap it up, a sad, sad story. What, exactly, is the point of watching women’s volleyball when the summer weather is abnormally cool and the women aren’t wearing those skimpy bikinis? This story has depressing photos of beach volleyball players shivering under several layers of clothing, and The Big Dollop needn’t waste a click on it. 
If that is global warming then you can keep it.