Global warming as a valuable parenting tool -- chicagotribune.com

Global warming. Melting snowcaps. Rising tides. Gloom and doom. There's never been a better time to be an American dad.

Now, when your kids turn up the thermostat just because they can see their breath, you can calmly say, "We're keeping the thermostat down to do our part to help the planet." Instead of what American fathers have screamed since the invention of the thermostat: "When you pay the bills, you can turn the heat all the way up to 200, you little ingrate."

NC Media Watch: CARB in conflict with the truth again

First it was CARB AB-32 Scoping Plan economic analysis that failed peer review, and now we find out that there are some major issues with the studies that support the new diesel regulations.

Company weathers economy with snow rake « Where’s my Global Warming Dude? By Global Freeze

SPOKANE — A downturn in the economy is having a major impact on manufacturing in the Inland Northwest. But, this month’s record snow has helped one Spokane business stay in operation for a few extra weeks.Tipke’s Manufacturing was planning to shut down between Christmas and January 5th. But, an employee named Bill Gibford had an idea that will keep them working through the New Year. This week, Tipke’s started making snow rakes to help people clear the several feet of snow off their roofs. The 15-foot rakes sell for $50 a piece and shortly after kxly4 featured the business on Thursday’s Good Morning Northwest, dozens of people were lined up hoping to get one.