A squabble about “clean coal” has broken among the presidential candidates. Neither side has leveled with voters.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden kicked off the controversy in September when he commented at an Ohio campaign stop that, “We’re not supporting clean coal.” He then had to back track since Barack Obama supports clean coal, as he reiterated in last week’s second presidential debate. Then, at a rally in Scranton, Pa. this week, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin jumped in the fray saying that, “So whether Joe Biden approves it or not, John McCain is going to develop clean coal technology here in America…”

It’s a lot of hot air about an idea that is unlikely to go anywhere fast.

Let's get the housekeeping notes out of the way.  First, regular visitors will notice a new look to the blog, (if you don't, press 'refresh').  Second, I've created a new category for all the Weekly Round-Ups, and I've jumped in my bloggy time machine and gone through all the old posts and re-categorized them.  Now you can select 'Weekly Round-Up' from the category list and have endless hours of skeptical fun. 

Talking of skeptical fun, last week's round-up was featured by a dirty hippy blog, and it seems he don't like it much.  Poor fried-green or whatever his dirty hippy name is doesn't get that I'm not trying to persuade him, I'm laughing at him.  I firmly believe that we can all look at the hysterical greens running around in fear of everything and laugh.  It's good for the soul, or something.

Anyway, enough of the rave reviews, it's time for more fun with AGW.  Loads of linky goodness for you this week, as usual.  Just remember to jump back up here after you've grabbed your sneak peak at this week's hottie, who's packing real heat.

James Hansen, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) staffer who has called for global warming skeptics to be tried for “crimes against humanity and nature,” has tersely declined an invitation to defend his extremist global warming views in a College of William and Mary debate.

‘Not Interested’ in Debate

Braum Katz, secretary for the Department of Student Rights at the College of William and Mary, had invited University of Virginia research professor and former Virginia state climatologist Dr. Patrick Michaels to present his case for saying global warming is not an impending crisis. Michaels accepted, expressing an eagerness to give college students an opportunity to learn more about climate science.

When Katz extended a similar invitation to Hansen, expressing a desire for students to hear differing points of view, Hansen responded with a terse, two-word email reply; “not interested.”

Heather Mills - Got Milk?

HEATHER Mills - celebrity divorcee and green extremist - last year urged us to stop drinking the milk of cows.

Milking ex-husband Paul McCartney may have been fine, but Mills felt milking cows was going too far.

You see, the burps of these gassy beasts were heating the world to hell, she told a press conference.

"There are many other kinds of milk available. Why don't we try drinking rats' milk and dogs' milk?"

And with that, she roared off in a Mercedes four-wheel drive, trailing clouds of hypocrisy.

But it seems PETA, the two million-strong group of animal rights greenshirts, has since informed Mills she's made an embarrassing mistake. Rats' milk? Is she mad?