Skeptic's Corner: I'll sell them mine

I am still flabbergasted that the world, the Europeans in particular, is fixated on the idea of making carbon dioxide a commodity. Of course as we have pointed out before it isn't really carbon dioxide that they are making a commodity but rather the absence of carbon dioxide which they wish to sell back and forth. In an effort to do my part I will sell them all my non carbon emissions at a discount rate. I'll begin by auctioning off all the emissions I will not emit by not driving twenty four hours a day and then we'll work on my non flight time. Always willing to do my part to save the planet.

But seriously, is the EU seriously considering bailing out...uh air.

States Want Delay on Emission Rules - WSJ.com

A growing number of state regulators are urging the Obama administration to slow the rollout of proposed federal rules curbing industrial greenhouse-gas emissions, saying the administration's approach could overwhelm them with paperwork, delay construction projects and undercut their own efforts to fight climate change.

CapitalClimate: New Florida Cold Records

More Florida cold temperature records were set on January 9-11, including the second coldest temperature ever recorded at Key West.

CO2 Benefits Marine Life | The SPPI Blog

Claims that anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions are causing harmful ocean acidification represent an attempted end run around the fact that temperatures have not risen at all this decade and rose only modestly during the 20th century. If alarmists can convince the American public that carbon dioxide emissions are harmful irrespective of the lack of substantial real-world global warming, then they can succeed in blocking U.S. economic and industrial activity despite a lack of observed global warming.

Cold weather slows crawfish, harvest | DailyComet.com | The Thibodaux Daily Comet | Thibodaux, LA

"Catch is related to water temperature," said LSU AgCenter research Ray McClain. "Cold weather cuts down on the catch, and extended cold weather negatively affects the growth rates of crawfish."

Classes canceled for local students | Thibodaux, LA

THIBODAUX — Low water pressure prompted by freezing temperatures closed all public schools today in Lafourche and Assumption parishes along with a half dozen schools in Terrebonne.

[In case you missed it: Google blows shareholder cash on attempts to make it even colder outside]: Official Google Blog: Carbon offsets at Google

To date, we have selected high quality carbon offsets from around the world that reduce greenhouse gas emissions — ranging from landfill gas projects in Caldwell County, NC, and Steuben County, NY, to animal-waste management systems in Mexico and Brazil.