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Canadian Climate Scientist Andrew Weaver Sues National Post

Dr. Andrew Weaver, one of the most respected climate scientists in Canada and one of the best climate modelers inthe world, has launched a libel suit against the National Post newspaper and its publisher, editors and three writers: Terence Corcoran, Peter Foster and Kevin Libin.

In the words of a news release broadcast today, the suit is for “a series of unjustified libels based on grossly irresponsible falsehoods that have gone viral on the Internet.”

US Sierra Club Takes on Big Coal, and Wins

Environmentalists and lawyers representing industry groups said the EPA Environmental Appeals Board ruling puts in question permits of perhaps as many as 100 coal plants