Africa: Cold snap endangers rare black rhino calf

According to reports, the rhino calf was born on June 30. However, the reserve’s regional manager, Wayne Erlank, said they had been keeping the news quiet to give the new family some privacy. He added that the area was hit by a cold snap, and they were concerned the baby rhino might not survive.

Canada: Seizing up, instead of seizing the agenda

The Liberals went into the convention in the last week of September embroiled in controversy over the carbon tax, which was especially hated in rural, interior and northern communities.

Over the space of a week, they doled out $10 million in relief from the carbon tax for local governments and school boards, $22 million for energy-efficient retrofits, $2 million for seniors community parks in 18 communities, a $10-million boost in the towns for tomorrow infrastructure program, and another $10 million in startup finding for a proposed transmission line to the northwest.

Your mail: Obama's got it wrong | Louisiana

On the issue of energy independence, this administration touts their "cap and trade" bill as the means to reduce our dependency on foreign oil, yet his office will not open inland and offshore properties for domestic oil exploration.

Rather Obama panders to the environmental groups by promoting alternative energy and fuels to address the disputed science of global warming.

[RGGI: Climate fraud nets over $400 million in cash so far] | Rhode Island

In last week’s auction $66 million in carbon credits were sold, bringing the total value of credits sold in the last year to $432.7 million.