Weekend frost nips southern Ont. soybeans

A significant frost landed on some of southern Ontario's soybean crops over the weekend, according to the University of Guelph's AgriLink service.

The Associated Press: Protesters hang G-20 banner from Pittsburgh bridge

On Wednesday morning, representatives of the environmental group Greenpeace rappelled over the edge of the West End bridge and unfurled a large banner warning of the danger to the planet's climate from carbon dioxide emissions.

Waxman-Markey: Cap-and-Trade With Too Loose a Cap? - Environmental Capital - WSJ

But since one of the biggest bones of contention during the drafting of Waxman-Markey was precisely who gets what piece of a big pie, shrinking that pie by tightening the overall emissions cap would only lead to even more horse-trading and lobbying by vulnerable industries. Given the Senate’s difficulty in securing 60 votes for a climate bill, securing votes for a tougher climate bill doesn’t look too promising.