The failure of the "world's first carbon-free city"

“If everything had gone right, the first residents would be in their new eco-homes in Dongtan on Shanghai’s Chongming Island. As a test in sustainable living, Dongtan had a lofty ambition: to become the world’s first carbon-free city with a half-million residents. But the project was stalled by delays and faces rising doubts over whether its “emission free” image is nothing but hype.”
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One key reason why the Dongtan eco-project fell out of political favour was that its main sponsor, Chen Liangyu, Shanghai’s former Communist Party Secretary and a Politburo member, was arrested on fraud and corruption charges in September 2006, and later sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Chen’s downfall has tainted the entire project, and the current Shanghai government now appears unwilling to support Dongtan...

It's so cold....

"Cold, isn't it, ladies and gentlemen? It was so cold today people were throwing shoes at Al Gore." --David Letterman

"Is it cold outside? Yeah! Here’s how cold it is. It is so cold in the Midwest, out there in Chicago, Governor Blagojevich had to put the ear flaps down on his hair." --David Letterman

It's cold here in New York City. The temperature is actually lower than President Bush’s approval rating." --David Letterman

"It is freezing everywhere. It was so cold in Washington, even Bill and Hillary were snuggling." --Jay Leno

"It was so cold in Alaska, somebody is putting chapstick on a pig." --Jay Leno

"It was so cold in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to sell Senate seat warmers." --Jay Leno

Michigan: Snow causes flurry of accidents Monroe

The National Weather Service reported the Monroe area picked up at least 1.5 inches during the day. Snowfall began again around 8 p.m. and was expected to leave up to 2 inches more on the ground.

Saturday's low temperature sunk to minus 18, shattering a record for the fourth day in a row. The previous record low was minus 15 set in 1982.