US Senate panel to approve climate bill by Dec-Boxer

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer said on Monday she expected a U.S. bill on tackling global warming would win approval in the Senate committee she leads before a U.N. climate summit in December.

Flashback: Inhofe: I’m Bringing a ‘Truth Squad’ to Copenhagen

“Look,” [Inhofe] says, “there is no bill that is bad enough to not pass out of our committee. There may be enough votes to get a bill out of EPW, but there is far from enough support in the Senate. The Democrats don’t have the votes. There are too many newly-elected Democrats in the Senate who don’t want to go home and tell voters that they just voted for the largest tax increase in American history.”

Cold snap grips B.C., sets dozens of records

"I've counted in excess of 80 cold-temperature records set throughout the long weekend [across the province]," said Environment Canada meteorologist and Global BC weather expert Mark Madryga on Monday.

In many cases, the lows aren't just slipping slightly below old records but "shattering" them, he said.

Cold weather, U.S. dollar boost oil prices - The Globe and Mail

Energy prices rose Monday as an October chill across much of the U.S. sent thermometers plummeting along with the weakening U.S. currency.

“The early blast of winter is giving oil a bit of a boost,” said PFGBest analyst Phil Flynn.

GRAINS-Cold snap harms U.S. corn crop

CHICAGO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Harsh weather in the United States that harmed the corn crop, trimming production potential, boosted U.S. corn futures 3 percent to a 3-1/2-month peak on Monday.