Icy winds kill 8 on Rohtang Pass in Himachal | My Himachal

Shimla: Eight persons were reported to have been killed when high speed winds blowing over the 13,050 feet high Rohtang Pass, near Manali had trapped about 70 people who were attempting to cross it on foot on Friday afternnon.

Early winter snow had closed the pass, a fortnight ago, and the people stranded on either side of the pass which connects Kullu valley with the landlocked Lahaul valley were attempting to cross over the snow tracks on the pass.

Big Government » Blog Archive » Will Cap and Trade Resurrect ACORN?

In June, the U.S. House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (better known as Waxman-Markey), ostensibly to alleviate global warming by mandating an 83% reduction in U.S. carbon emissions by 2050. A similar bill, introduced in the Senate by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA), has been approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Buried in both bills are provisions that would allocate vast amounts of federal money to community development organizations such as ACORN.

Sound Politics: Craig Welch Should Have Asked Al Gore Better Questions

The Seattle Times reporter had a chance to ask the former vice president, and current climate change guru, a few questions, and this is all Welch came up with. It would be unfair, but not terribly unfair, to sum up that brief interview by saying that Welch asked Gore how news organizations can help sell Gore's message.

Positively Green Becomes Latest Eco-Mag To Fold « ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip

PG follows in the footsteps of such great green-themed mags as PLENTY and Domino. Is anyone else ready for this year to be over?