While polls continue to show that most people's interest in the climate change issue is fairly tepid, Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) is getting some really hot mail from his constituents. Melancon is one of several moderates who have yet to announce their positions on major climate legislation headed to a vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A review of mail sent to several committee members highlights the pressures they face. Go to story #1

Consumers are expected to bear the final costs of mandatory climate targets in their electricity bills and in other economic costs, but just what they will be and whom they will burden remains a matter of wide dispute. Go to story #2