Health Warning as Cold Returns to Arkansas

A person with severe hypothermia may be unconscious and may not seem to have a pulse or to be breathing. In this case, handle the victim gently, and get emergency assistance immediately. Even if the victim appears dead, CPR should be provided. CPR should continue while the victim is being warmed, until the victim responds or medical aid becomes available.

Legal challenge unlikely to halt RGGI – experts

A lawsuit challenging New York State’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is unlikely to derail the programme, although there is minor concern that the situation could devolve into a Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)-like scenario.

Cap and trade plan would send prices soaring and put a staggering burden on U.S. consumers

Some members of Congress are actually recommending an almost open-ended collection of fees from companies. The assumption is that firms like utilities, whose only source of revenue in many cases is the ratepayers, are a bottomless pit of funding.

U.S. May Not Match Europe’s Pledge on Carbon Cuts, De Boer Says

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is unlikely to match a European Union pledge to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as 30 percent from 1990 levels because it’s too ambitious, United Nations Climate Chief Yvo de Boer said.