Planet Earth vs. Bush: Earth Wins

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday on the global warming case brought against the US EPA by California and 11 other states. Score one for Planet Earth. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the Bush administration's hands-off approach to regulating CO2 emmissions from vehicles must change. I'm not sure what the EPA's next move will be, and it's not likely to be a cooperative move. However, this is a big win because it lays the precedence that CO2 emmissions can be regulated under the existing Clean Air Act. Read more about it:
SF Chronicle Article