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The entire climate change agenda is as much about ideology and politics as it is about science. My fear is that in their zeal, they will not only destroy the economies of the developed world, but cause tremendous harm to the currently impoverished by stifling their development. For example, the “slow food” movement, driven mostly by prosperous Yuppie-types in part to halt global warming by reducing “food miles,” intends to drive down food imports, including those from the world’s poorest countries. I am all for local farmers’ markets, but slow food won’t do anything to stop warming, and indeed, is not capable of feeding billions of mouths. But if taken beyond a lifestyle choice for the already prosperous, it could work to prolong abject poverty around the world. Where’s the wisdom in that?

Lawsuit says Texas must regulate CO2

Public Citizen's lawsuit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Regulation, filed Tuesday in Travis County District Court, cites arguments identical to those that the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed in a 2007 federal case.

GRAINS-Frost fears push corn futures up 7.8 pct

CHICAGO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Corn futures rose nearly 8 percent at the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, touching their highest levels in 14 weeks, on worries that a killing frost could reduce what now looks to be a record-large U.S. harvest, traders said.

"Weather is the main driver," said Vic Lespinasse, analyst for GrainAnalyst.com. "It's very wet and cold and there's a freeze this weekend with almost half the (immature) corn crop at risk."

Record Low Temperatures Expected In NorCal - cbs13.com

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―As much as five inches of snow were recorded at higher elevations of the Sierra during the first weekend in October.

Think it's cold now? Temperatures may tumble even further as parts of northern California brace for record lows today.

The National Weather Service says near record or record lows are possible from last night through tonight.