Christian Science Monitor, "U.N. Revs Up Over Global Warming":

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - The annual summertime retreat of the Arctic icecap, greater this year than perhaps at any time during the 20th century. The nightmare of intensifying storms in some areas and extended drought in others, already taking place in developing countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

I hinted in a couple of posts last week that I attended an interesting meeting with a White House official last week to discuss the summit planned for this fall on climate change. The White House policy is changing for the better - it's a long way from decent, but it will hopefully create room for others to lead. Here's a quick download of my meeting:

Background:

This just in - The Senate Finance Committee just approved a $29 billion package of tax incentives supporting renewables at the expense of the oil and gas industry.

"When the major oil companies are making record profits, consumers are paying record prices, the federal government should not provide record subsidies for the major companies,? said Ron Wyden, D-Ore."

I'm at the Hyatt Regency this morning with my colleagues Charlie and Julia at a conference jointly sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation. The topic? "America in the World."

Madeleine Albright kicked things off this morning. A couple of takeaways: