Australia: Opposition stands by emissions trading

The federal opposition will not walk away from emissions trading, despite the concerns of the Nationals.

The junior coalition partner's Senate leader, Barnaby Joyce, has said the reasons behind a planned scheme were "rubbish" and he has drawn parallels between environmentalists and Nazis.

Congratulations Anthony and Lubos! | The Blackboard

Considering that three climate blogs (CA, RC and WUWT) split the climate blog addict vote, Anthony’s climate/weather blog beating out Pharyngula religion/biology blog is particularly remarkable. Congratulations!

Shocking cold wave drops temps to 40 below zero

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Temperatures crashed to Arctic levels Tuesday as a severe cold wave rolled across the upper Midwest on the heels of yet another snowstorm, closing schools and making most people think twice before going outside. Thermometers read single digits early in the day as far south as Kansas and Missouri, where some areas warmed only into the teens by midday.
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Still, some Minnesotans took it as just another winter day, even in the state's extreme northwest corner where thermometers bottomed out at 38 degrees below zero at the town of Hallock and the National Weather Service said the wind chill was a shocking 58 below.