Holdren sought 'planetary regime'

White House science czar John Holdren has called for the United States to surrender sovereignty to a "Planetary Regime" armed with sufficient military power to enforce population limits on nations as a means of preventing a wide range of perceived dangers from global eco-disasters involving Earth's natural resources, climate, atmosphere and oceans.

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Qantas answers an investor’s query about its passengers’ commitment to saving the world from global warming:

CO2 emissions from burning Jet Fuel: 12,608,518 tonnes (Financial Year 2007 - 2008)

Voluntary Offsets paid for by customers: 66,000 tonnes (Sep 2007 - Sep 2008)

Adds reader Scott:

Yet polls indicate ~67% of people want action on climate change???

Australia: How the West was not won on climate

Speaker after speaker at the conference expressed scepticism about the science of climate change and warned that the Rudd Government's scheme would be disastrous for the West Australian economy, which is heavily dependent on mining and agriculture.
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Liberal senator Mathias Cormann also spoke strongly in favour of the motion, saying Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's claim that the scheme would help reduce emissions was a "fraud, a scam, a con on the Australian people … In the absence of a comprehensive global agreement, it will push up the price of energy, it will cost jobs, it will place pressure on our economy, it will put our energy security at risk … and it will do nothing to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions."

Snow Closing Roads in Northeast Colorado

A band of heavy snow at the rate of 1"-2" per hour in spots and strong wind gusts are creating blowing snow, poor visibility and slick road conditions on several major roadways in North East Colorado early Saturday morning.

Rocky Mountain region blasted by early snowstorm

About 2 inches of snow in the Denver area was blamed for hundreds of minor car accidents, plus a more serious pileup on Interstate 25 near Colorado Springs.

The National Weather Service says record low temperatures were set in many Colorado towns today. The temperature at Denver International Airport was 17 degrees this morning, 8 degrees below the record low of 25 degrees set in 1905.

The Canadian Press: No gratitude on Prairies for early snow, cold Thanksgiving weekend

There's bound to be little gratitude on the Prairies this Thanksgiving weekend for an early taste of snow and sub-zero temperatures.

Many areas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have already experienced flurries and Environment Canada is predicting more in the next couple of days.

Daytime temperatures are hovering around freezing - about 10 degrees below normal - but are dipping five to eight degrees below that overnight.