[Weather-improvement madness: People actually pay other people to let trees continue absorbing carbon dioxide]

Mullins, a retired state employee, was one of seven landowners who shared $65,000 in what is believed to be the first sale of carbon credits for trees in Kentucky. That means they were paid for allowing their trees to do what comes naturally: Absorb carbon dioxide.
...The credits sold for just over $5 a ton.

Good snow spells a record year for New Zealand ski fields

WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - New Zealand's ski fields are winding down after a record-breaking winter, where cold weather and steady dumps of snow saw skiers hitting the slopes in unprecedented numbers.

Dubious winners club

Barack Obama now joins the Nobel Peace Prize group that includes such distinguished contributors as Yasser Arafat, the father of modern day terrorism, Jimmy Carter, probably the worst president of recent times and Al Gore, who gained fame by selling the junk science known as global warming.

With odd climate, experts suggest altering lifestyles - Philippines

“Climate uncertainty is now more of the rule rather than the exception,” said Undersecretary Graciano Yumul of the Department of Science and Technology.

According to Yumul, convention participants—who will include representatives of local and international nongovernment organizations—would be expected to share “radical” ideas addressing concerns like coastal management, food security, health, infrastructure, work schedules and school calendars.