Starbucks: We'll leave the water running (all day, every day) for ya?

Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee house whose most recent quarterly profits were down 97%, announced a partnership on Wednesday with a Boston-based environmental group to lobby Congress for greenhouse gas regulations as well as investment in and promotion of renewable energy. While it’s no shocker that the coffee chain would support such a government-intrusive program, it was also no big shock to learn last month that they were found to have water running in 16,000 of their stores all day, every day to prevent bacteria from growing in their taps. The more I post to this blog, the more I realize that a common trait among many Earth-loving groups is that they’re hypocrites.

American Chronicle | Hindus blame prestigious world-level Uppsala "Interfaith Climate Summit" for unfairness

World-level grand "Interfaith Climate Summit" to be held at Uppsala (Sweden) on November 28-29 has come under heavy criticism because of allegedly unfair representation of various religions on its list of select international invitees.

UK: Cold snap's Snow joke for us - Shields Gazette

Pensioners are being encourage to stay extra warm as they are most at risk from the cold snap, and many may not use their central heating due to high fuel costs.

Charity Age Concern claims two-thirds of the elderly are cutting back on the amount of gas and electricity that they use, and more than half are buying less, or poorer quality, food.

However, John Berry, secretary of the South Shields Pensioners' Association, is urging people to turn their heating up.

He said: "We're saying turn your heating on, there's no point saving your pennies for a rainy day if you're going to end up freezing yourself to death.

"Make sure you're wrapped up warm, put on a few extra layers and don't sit there in the cold. It's not worth it.