Based on a hoax, Obama administration moves to choke off energy supply? - EPA overturns Big Stone II, environmental groups report

Just a week after Minnesota's PUC approved a major power transmission line in southwestern Minnesota as part of the Big Stone II coal-burning power plant proposal in South Dakota, the federal EPA has overturned South Dakota's approval of the project, reports the Sierra Club and Clean Water Action, two groups that oppose the project.

The change came just three days into the Obama administration. No news on the project has been posted yet on the EPA Web site.

Arctic Directory: Adventurers on thick ice - January 25, 2009 - Petroleum News

The data indicate a temperate climate in Antarctica’s past, with forests and animals, including dinosaurs.

Don't Fall For The Old Banana In The Tailpipe Trick - Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Vehicle Rationing – To comply with CARB’s regulation, every automaker must sell the “right” mix of vehicles – some vehicles above the standard and some vehicles below the standard. If consumers do not buy the right mix of vehicles, the only realistic way for an automaker to comply will be to ration sales of certain models, or deeply discount other models. Both options distort the market and hurt dealers.