Woodstock 2009 Anniversary Festivals Taking Shape

WoodFest 2009 will take place on August 14th-16th at The Washita Hideaway in Davis, Oklahoma. Get ready for 3 days of peace, music, environmental awareness, and butterflies. Although there is no official confirmation, President Obama and Al Gore has been asked to speak at the festival.

Ken Tapping: One year on into the minimum » Blog Post » Solar Science

Our radio telescopes have detected no sign of the new cycle yet. However a statistical study of indices that I have been doing suggests the Sun did show a significant change in behaviour over the last few years, but that things are starting to slip back towards the normal situation, which could suggest the Sun is at least showing signs of waking up again. It’s deciding to take an additional lie-in cannot be ruled out.

Activity is certainly very low. [Via Climate Depot]

Duke Energy to Leave Trade Group Over Climate [Hoax] Policy (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Duke Energy Corp., the owner of utilities in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest, won’t renew its membership in the National Association of Manufacturers partly because of differences over climate policy.

“We are not renewing our membership in the NAM because in tough times, we want to invest in associations that are pulling in the same direction we are,” Duke Chief Executive Officer Jim Rogers said last month in an interview. The association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Republicans “ought to roll up their sleeves and get to work on a climate bill, but quite frankly, I don’t see them changing.”
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Duke is also dropping the membership because of budget cuts as the company seeks to reduce costs by about $100 million, said Thomas Williams, a company spokesman, in an e-mail.