Sunspot Lapse Exceeds 95% of Normal « The Air Vent

With little sign of the next cycle beginning yet, this might get worse. I tell you what, I prefer the taxes from global warming to the cost of glaciers in my yard, it seems like a balance of evils to me. I hope this solar cycle changes soon but we can no more effect the sun with a dance than we can effect global warming with a tax so what choice do we have.

Death comes to the ski resort of Val d'Isere - Telegraph

It is a ski resort with a party atmosphere, but this week tragedy struck Val d'Isere with Rachel Ward's death.

Rudd get ready to zip overseas - Local News - News - General - The Independent Weekly

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's hectic travel schedule kicks off again in late January.

Mr Rudd, dubbed Kevin 747 by the opposition, will visit India, Papua New Guinea and Switzerland, where he will take part in The World Economic Forum.

David Cameron sets out £1bn 'smart grid' plan for green Britain - Telegraph

The proposed smart grid would allow energy companies to tell people when they can buy electricity at the cheapest rates, as well as allowing consumers to feed power from solar panels back into the network.

It is hoped that the changes would significantly reduce electricity use, cutting customers' bills and slashing Britain's contribution to the carbon dioxide emissions which are blamed for global warming.