The lead Senate authors of a sweeping energy and global warming bill gave conflicting reports today on whether they would unveil a blueprint of their plans in time for U.N. negotiations that begin Monday in Copenhagen. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters that he was not expecting to release a framework with Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) before the start of next week's summit. Go to story #1

In a bid to put the idea of carbon tax before Congress, an advocacy group released results of a survey today showing an overwhelming majority of voters are unfamiliar with the use of cap and trade for greenhouse gas emissions and that a larger number would prefer a carbon tax. Go to story #2