...it was thought preferable in Whitehall to accept the inevitable deaths of many thousands of people as a result of promoting diesels in return for the hoped-for long-term gain of saving an unknown number of lives at some time in the future as a consequence of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Oh dear - on BBC Radio 4 right now: Costing the Earth: Oceans of Acid.

The Google search-page logo tells me that it is the first day of Autumn.
The day that stops depressing me is the day I believe global warming is a problem in the UK.

Never mind my Mediterranean climate that the Met office promised me, where is my season of mist and mellow fruitfulness? It was cold last night when I walked back fro the gym.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL News Alert
Pope Speaks at White House, Praises Obama on Climate Change
Pope Francis was welcomed to the White House on Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony during which he praised President Barack Obama's efforts to combat climate change and said American Catholics are committed to building a tolerant and inclusive society that rejects discrimination.

"Mr. President, I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution," the pope said in his first public remarks since arriving in the U.S. on Tuesday.

An ordinary day of lack of self-awareness at the BBC

Front page alarm:

"Charities could be banned from certain forms of fundraising, such as cold-calling or mailshots, if they break stricter rules proposed for the sector."

And then we get Environment&Environment page alarm:

"The UK government should "resume" its leadership on climate change, former US Vice-President Al Gore has urged.
Mr Gore said he was "puzzled" by the government's wholesale cuts to subsidies for renewable energy."

There is a discussion thread about diesel/VW created by not banned yet