FERC Chairman Pressed to Explain Why ‘No New Nuclear or Coal Plants’ Needed

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Greg Walden, R-Ore., ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today asked Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff for confirmation about recent comments attributed to him about the need for new baseload power in the United States.

Tarantula Invasion Overblown, but More, Bigger Spiders May Be in Store

The sensationalized “invasion” of “bird-eating” spiders in an Australian town may someday be a reality for other towns, as scientists say that global warming may produce more, larger spiders.

Note: CO2 undoubtedly has personalized effects--ie, if you don't like spiders, CO2 will make spiders bigger, more numerous, and far more dangerous; if you LIKE spiders, CO2 will kill them all.