CLIMATE CHANGE: 200 Days to Copenhagen

...Hedegaard pointed to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as two unlikely but apparently willing leaders in moving toward less oil-dependent economies.

"I think it would be stupid for countries like India and China to pursue the path of developed countries. As developing countries, we have to find our own paths; we don’t need our buildings to be air-conditioned all the time," said Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the IPCC, in a discussion at Columbia University’s School of Journalism Tuesday.

Druggie uses frost as defence - Local News - Cairns, QLD, Australia

A WOMAN busted with almost 1000 dope plants was spared jail yesterday after she blamed the harsh Tableland frosts for needing to grow such a big crop.

Any questions?: Baby Boom In ND

But pediatrician Lisa Kozel says the numbers started to climb last year. She says the clinic now averages between 110 and 120 births per month.

Kozel says the harsh winter might have been a factor.