When you think of global warming and government, you think of Al Gore, the Kyoto Protocol, and whether or not the U.S. will sign on, right?

Well, in the "act locally" school of thought, the idea of "dealing with" global warming (which inevitably includes tax and regulatory measures) is spreading to the states. The Billings Gazette discusses the scene in the Montana legislature.

A lot of states are setting up a "Climate Change Advisory Council," aided by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The John Locke Foundation has more on role of environmental groups in setting public policy, and argues that no state can have an impact on global warming.