I'm dreaming of a white (weekend almost four weeks prior to Halloween): Tough on trees, ideal for snowmen | Oregon

Leaf said she was glad she'd decided to take all of her wares out of her tent last night, because some vendors lost merchandise when the snow collapsed their tents.

Down the street, snow covered bales of hay and pumpkins set out as decorations for the event.

“They need to call it the Fall, Possibly Winter, Festival,” Jack [Hawks] said.

Agriculture to Play a Major Role in Mitigating Climate Change : TreeHugger

Perhaps someone should tell Midwestern House and Senate members that the sale of carbon credits could net farmers a great deal of additional income.
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Pablo Päster is a weekly columnist for TreeHugger.com, an experienced greenhouse gas engineer and the Senior Environmental Program Manager at Hara Software.

South Africa: surfers in Cape Town claim world record - Telegraph

At least 103 surfers caught a wave at the Earthwave beach festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, beating the current current Guinness World Record of 100.
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The record attempt was blessed with ideal conditions of sunshine, light breeze and moderate waves, as 443 surfers joined forces to make the record.

Earthwave festival is described as “a global environmental initiative” intended to promote climate change awareness and sustainable lifestyle choices.