Carbon scam can fetch Gulf $5bn annually

According to Armen Vartanian, Director at EcoVentures, the Middle East and North African (Mena), the region has a potential to generate $5bn a year from the carbon trading market.
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Dubai has in 2007 launched a bid to become a centre for trading greenhouse gas emissions permits, diving into a fast-growing market and the potential to turn the region's sizeable carbon footprint into cash.

We won’t get above zero again ’til Friday | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota

Temperatures could hit 25 below zero in Duluth this week and 40 below in International Falls. And there may be even colder reports from usual ice pockets such as Embarrass, Tower or Federal Dam.
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Some activities already have been canceled for today, including downhill skiing at Duluth’s Spirit Mountain. It’s possible some schools may close this week if wind chills plummet so low that it’s unsafe for children to be outside.