Milwaukee: Schools close today; minus-40 wind chills feared - JSOnline

"We have terribly dangerous conditions coming up," said John Whitcomb, a veteran emergency room doctor who fully endorsed the school cancellations.

"We only get this once a decade," said Whitcomb, a medical director with Aurora Health Care. "I think it's very sensible for people, if it's an option, it's reasonable to just stay home."

Greentech Media | Budget Shortfalls Could Shrink States' Solar Incentives

Solar incentives could shrink or even go away altogether in states grappling with budget shortfalls.

EPA Nominee Lisa Jackson Grilled on Global Warming

That’s good, but then, the theory of man-made global warming is based on a whole lot of conjecture (and anti-capitalist ideology) and very little science, so I won’t be holding my breath in wait of solid scientific backing for what we see come out of the EPA.

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Hill Heat: Climate Proposals Stoke Tempers in House Committee

The Waxman era begins: The first congressional hearing of 2009 on climate change got off to an acrimonious start Thursday, as House Republicans blasted a group of corporate CEOs and environmental groups for staging a press conference instead of appearing before the House Ènergy and Commerce Committee to answer lawmakers’ questions about their ideas for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The Republicans also vowed to hold members of the US Climate Action Partnership accountable for their own use of fossil fuels, by demanding they explain to the committee whether they traveled to Washington by corporate aircraft and how much fuel they used.