Natural-Gas Glut Poses Risks - WSJ.com

America's glut of natural gas weighs on prices and the prospects for drillers.

It’s not easy to type with gloves on

This easing into winter has been a staple of life in Northern Ontario all my life.

Not so this year. I noticed a fully-turned oak tree on O’Brien Street the third week of August, I’ve been wearing a jacket since May, and since Hubby refuses to turn the furnace on before November 1, every night I cook dinner wearing so many sweaters I can‘t bend my arms. In order to stir the pots I have to hold the spoon in my teeth.

For three weeks I have been wearing snow pants when I vacuum the living room, mittens when I clean the bathtub and have covered the bed with so many blankets that we can’t roll over in the night. And October has just barely begun.

What climate change?

Africa: Through a very long chain of illogic, your cell phone charger allegedly causes African women to become prostitutes 

Caroline Malema, from Malawi, is telling us that women in her village are turning to prostitution because they can no longer make enough money from farming.

C3: More Crazy Talk From The IPCC: An Organization That Shuns The "Honesty Is The Best Policy" Concept

Whether it's the IPCC tree ring climate scientists or the IPCC climate modelers or the IPCC chief, one can always expect answers that are either off-the-wall or on the verge of falsehoods. General rule of thumb: don't trust anyone from the IPCC.