Heliogenic Climate Change: Strings attached

[Obama's] pressing the bailed-out auto companies to make "greener" cars that Americans don't show much interest in buying, and some of his supporters want to forbid the companies and their executives from raising questions about global warming and stricter emissions standards. ...

The Associated Press: Maine's bone-numbing minus-50 sets state record

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — When it comes to cold weather, Mainers have something new to brag about.

Scientists say a minus-50 reading in northwestern Maine last month was accurate, making it the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state.

It beats Maine's old record of 48 below zero set in 1925, and ties the record for coldest temperature recorded in New England. That reading was made in 1933 in Bloomfield, Vt.

German MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz says it is time to act to combat climate change

The issue of a reduction in meat production in a bid to stave off methane emissions was also raised but the CDU MEP dismissed the notion as nonsense stating that those who were serious about saving the environment should look for more effective solutions.

Eating less meat could cut climate costs - environment - 10 February 2009 - New Scientist

Cutting back on beefburgers and bacon could wipe $20 trillion off the cost of fighting climate change. That's the dramatic conclusion of a study that totted up the economic costs of modern meat-heavy diets.