Czech leader joins meeting of climate change deniers | Environment | The Guardian

The deniers also have resources. The Centre for Public Integrity said in a report last month that the lobby opposing climate change action gave work to 2,430 Washington lobbyists in 2008, a 300% increase over the past five years. The report estimated that about 15% of Washington's lobbyists were now working to try to stop Congress from passing a law putting a cap on carbon.

67 Iditarod sled dog teams head for Nome - International Herald Tribune

Jonrowe and the other mushers may be required to do a lot of the heavy lifting on the trail this year. Near-record snowfall has some areas of the trail buried under 10 feet of snow. When that happens, mushers can expect to don snowshoes and break trail for their dog teams.