The Canadian Press: Wheat board says cold winter and spring taking toll on western grain farmers

WINNIPEG — Even for the hardiest Prairie farmer, 2009 is shaping up to be a big challenge.

Following a bitterly cold winter and a spring that refused to warm up, farmers are looking at reduced production and low yields for virtually every crop.

"I've been farming for over 40 years and ... it was one of the longest and coldest springs that I can remember," Chuck Fossay, who grows canola, flax and other crops near Starbuck, Man., said Thursday.

"We just managed to finish seeding on Sunday, so we're about three weeks behind in seeding (and) the crop is very slow coming out of the ground 'cause of the cold weather."

Will Widespread Global Cooling Reports Freeze Al Gore Media Credibility? | NewsBusters.org

So with all these reports about worldwide cold weather pouring in, why does Al Gore still have a shred of credibility left? When will he be questioned about how we can have Global Warming when all the evidence is now pointing towards Global Cooling?

It's fair to say they don't think much of you - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

A colleague passes along a petition filed by Duke Energy last Tuesday (see below — and see also this Charlotte Observer article). The company is seeking a 13.5 percent increase in household electric rates, and cites as its rationale the possible enactment of cap-and-trade legislation! "Hey, I'm afraid we need a rate hike, in anticipation of this new tax we've been the biggest cheerleader for (since we've put together a scheme to profit off it six ways from Sunday)."

Would you be surprised if I told you Duke Energy's chief is a Ken Lay protege and former Enron executive?