Lots of news this week: On the Climate Change front, Senate Democrat leaders pushed domestic climate legislation back to early next year, citing an already full legislative agenda.   AFT received a few notable mentions through Keila Szpallen of The Missoulian (MT).  She  penned a comprehensive article on the web of stakeholders involved in local farmland protection, followed by an interview of  Bob Wagner, Director of our Farmland Protection Campaign.  Our work is also discussed in the new book The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21^st Century, by Steve McFadden. Former AFT President Ralph Grossi had a chance to touch base on the publicly funded California Ag Vision process, aimed at moving public policy to address environmental sustainability and public health in the Golden State. The Houston Tommorrow ran an interesting article about Andres Duany, the father of agricultural urbanism. (Find out why agricultural urbanism is not to be confused with urban agriculture) The Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported on a public meeting held by the EPA to discuss the creation of new TMDL’s for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. (Find out more about  TMDL's, the Executive Order for restoring the Bay, or when the EPA’s coming to talk in your area) AND... December looks to be a big month for biofuels: With a major ethanol producer announcing that their production costs have been cut in half over the past two years, the EPA will make a ruling on whether or not to raise the limit on ethanol blends from 10 to 15%.  As Congress looks at health care, the financial sector and climate change, many worry that a biodiesel tax incentive won’t be renewed.