Editorial: Greens' dilemma the price of being our climate conscience

An online survey, whose results were reported this week, suggests as much: the poll found that one in 10 New Zealanders believe it is too late to do anything about climate change - alarming news for anyone trying to spread the message that everyone can do their bit.

Their pessimism is shared by experts: the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said a year ago that we had passed the point where catastrophic climate change was avoidable. But that does not mean we cannot act to mitigate its effects.

Idaho: Malt barley damaged by bad frost on July 10

The crop fared well despite an unusually cold spring and some isolated weather problems this summer. In Northern Idaho, conditions have been dry since early June and a bad frost on July 10 caused some damage.