An attempt to use the climate scam to sell bacon

Farmers are famously not short of ideas on how to make money and the managing director of Bedfordia Group's farming business is turning his marketing skills to a climate premium.

Trying to sell part of the farm's annual production of 23,000 pigs for bacon to supermarket group J. Sainsbury, Ian Smith estimates the Bedfordia pigs are one-third less carbon-emitting than others.

First, the methane emissions from their manure is trapped and burned. Second, the electricity produced replaces high-carbon power. Third, the final product is a soil additive which displaces more energy-intensive nitrogen fertilizer.

"They like the concept of a low-carbon pig, but even with our size of business it's quite difficult," Smith said of the supermarket's response so far, referring to economies of scale the supermarket seeks.

Victoria, British Columbia: Golf feels winter chill

Island golf courses are suffering from a double whammy of cold weather and a cold economy.

"It has been a slow spring,'' said Philip Nurse, general manager at Royal Colwood Golf Club. "We were closed for about a month because of the snow and we've also had more than 20 frost delays.''

In other years, golf courses would be bustling by now. But this year, wintry weather is persisting. In the past four weeks the temperature has dipped below freezing nine times, and the forecast continues to call for chilly weather.

Obama says N.D. has important role in proposed ‘smart grid’

Obama said, “In terms of cap and trade, it would be great if climate change wasn’t actually going on and we could just pretty much burn any fossil fuel we wanted for as long as we wanted and not have to worry about the consequences of it. It’d certainly make my life easier. I’ve got enough on my plate.”