“Dealing with climate change will require a much broader strategy, even larger federal investments in clean-energy technologies and an effort to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions to unlock private investment on an enormous scale. But this is a useful down payment, which could also help reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign oil.”

The NY Times editorialises about Obama’s stimulus package and energy.

“In Peru, [the glaciers] are melting very quickly. More than 20 percent of the glacial ice caps have disappeared since the 1970s.”

World Bank climate change specialist Walter Vergara warns that the future of South America’s Andes glaciers is in doubt (AFP).

“People will be brought to task.”

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen comments after a jury finds Pfizer has overcharged for drugs in the state of Wisconsin (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).