More Insight on Those Leaked Climate Change Emails - Boing Boing

Basically, some of the CRU researchers didn't want to release the data to people who weren't trained scientists because they were tired of spending their time fighting with bloggers and wanted to focus on research

Can Obama save Copenhagen global warming talks? - TwinCities.com

"This could be one hell of a global game-changer with big reverberations here at home," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the lead sponsor of climate change legislation in the Senate. "The fact that the president will attend the Copenhagen talks underscores that the administration is putting its money where its mouth is, putting the president's prestige on the line."
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"Attending the talks on Dec. 9 amounts to nothing more than President Obama taking a photo opportunity on his way to pick up the Nobel Peace Prize," said Kyle Ash, climate policy adviser for Greenpeace.

Massive Ice Chunks Spotted Near New Zealand Coast; Global Warming To Blame | AHN

Scientists said they can expect to see more pieces of ice floating in their area if the Earth's climate continues to get warmer.

As a publicity stunt by the country's wool industry, a sheep was flown out to once of the icebergs to be shorn.