"Green Jobs" champion, Hilda Solis, picked to head Labor Department

From TPM: "Rep. Hilda Solis is Obama's labor pick

Hilda Solis, Democratic congresswoman from East L.A., has been chosen by Barack Obama to head the Labor Department. She sponsored the Green Jobs Bill and has been a leader in the House on green jobs and 'environmental justice'.

Also, nice story on her background on NPR this morning.

The Carbon Atlas

While there are many causes of climate change, the most apparent and the most cumulatively damaging is likely to be the buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide....

The U.S. is no longer the largest emitter of CO2 emissions -- China become #1 in 2006. But this interactive page goes beyond looking at individual leaders -- it shows the relative size of the emissions of nearly every nation on this Earth...

From The Guardian:

The Carbon Atlas