Technology Review: The Cost of Cutting Carbon

[MIT study] Penalties for emissions may have little effect on use of renewables.

CO2-phobic Californians Shape Up as Force on Environmental Policy - washingtonpost.com

California Democrats will assume pivotal roles in the new Congress and White House, giving the state an outsize influence over federal policy and increasing the likelihood that its culture of activist regulation will be imported to Washington.

In Congress, Democrats from the Golden State are in key positions to write laws to mitigate global warming, promote "green" industries and alternative energy, and crack down on toxic chemicals.

One of Fortune's "21 [Allegedly] Dumbest Moments in Business 2008" was actually quite smart

The General Motors exec behind the Chevrolet Volt electric car hands environmentalists another twig to beat GM with when he reportedly calls global warming "a crock of sh-t."

Record December snow at Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks has a record for December snowfall with more snow expected before the month is over.

The old record was 27.6 inches set in December 1918. Today, the record is 29.4 inches after 1.9 inches overnight.

When the thermometers say the UK has seen its coldest start to winter in 30 years, is an anecdotal story about one bat highly significant?

WILDLIFE experts expect more unusual animals to be seen in the Lothians after finding one of Britain's largest bat species roosting in a bat box for the first time.
Members of the Lothian Bat Group were amazed to find the noctule bat in the box in Roslin Glen, Midlothian. It is the first time they have found the species roosting in 15 years of monitoring the area.

Dr Stuart Smith said its appearance could be a sign of global warming. He said: "Finding a single female noctule bat in a bat box in Midlothian is unprecedented.