E2 Morning Roundup: New poll shows public believes in global warming but economy remains dominant concern, Gulf restoration plan out Tuesday, Interior vows better offshore science, Bond fails to block EPA, and much more

Administration releases climate strategy for plants, wildlife

Begich eyes hardball with White House to push Alaska drilling

More than 100 arrested at coal mining protest in front of the White House

Western lawmakers push back on EPA farm-dust regs

Spill panel chief expects federal drilling ban to end early

Oil spill panel chiefs say low oil flow estimates were harmful

Thad Allen: Low-balled oil spill estimates didn’t hamper response

EPA, Transportation Dept. get ball rolling on vehicle mileage, climate rules

Louisiana official on spill: Nobody in charge

On tap Tuesday III: Senate Commerce Committee reviews pipeline safety

A committee panel will probe the fatal natural gas pipeline blast in San Bruno, California earlier this month. Witnesses at the 3 p.m. hearing will include Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Cynthia Quarterman, administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

On tap Tuesday IV: Greens preview China climate talks



The Natural Resources Defense Council will offer a telephone briefing Tuesday morning on expected goals for the next round of international climate talks, beginning Oct. 4 in Tianjin, China.

NRDC officials in their 9:30 call this morning will review unilateral steps China and India have taken to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and implications heading into this winter’s United Nations climate talks in Cancun, Mexico. Top U.S. and U.N. officials have downplayed any hope for a climate treaty in Cancun, emphasizing instead financing for developing nations and other incremental steps that could potentially lead to a treaty agreement further down the road.

UN official: Wealthy nations need to step up on climate aid

“International agreements to fight the threat of climate change will not make any further progress unless rich countries deliver on their promises of almost $30bn in short-term funding for developing economies, the UN’s senior climate official has warned,” the Financial Times reports.

“Christiana Figueres, who took over as executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change in July, said the climate talks in Cancún in November could make progress on practical measures for tackling global warming, such as holding back deforestation, if the money is forthcoming,” their piece adds.

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