Climate change scandal deepens as BBC expert claims he was sent ‘cover-up’ emails a month before they went public  —  The controversy surrounding the global warming scandal today deepened after a BBC correspondent admitted he was sent the leaked emails more than a month before they were made public.

BREAKING: NZ's NIWA accused of CRU-style temperature faking  —  UPDATE 15:49 NZDT - NIWA's news release in response to this story appears to have been delayed, and according to a radio news report a few minutes ago Rodney Hide, leader of the minority Act Party and a minister in the National Government …

Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't make it go away |  George Monbiot  —  Climate sceptics have lied, obscured and cheated for years.  That's why we climate rationalists must uphold the highest standards of science  —  I have seldom felt so alone.

Phony “Climategate” Aside, Climate Change Moving Faster Than Expected  —  Climate scientists who just released “The Copenhagen Diagnosis” say ice sheets are melting at an increased rate, and future sea-level rise will be higher than previously forecast.  But scientific evidence means nothing …

Off the list, but somehow on the South Lawn  —  A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed the White House's state dinner Tuesday night, penetrating layers of security with no invitation to mingle with the likes of Vice President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

China's backing on Iran followed dire predictions  —  Before Obama's visit, NSC warned leaders of Mideast turmoil  —  Two weeks before President Obama visited China, two senior White House officials traveled to Beijing on a “special mission” to try to persuade China to pressure Iran to give up its alleged nuclear weapons program.