Government to continue climate change [hoax] ads despite criticism from watchdog | Media | guardian.co.uk

"We stand by our campaign, we will continue to do this," said a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. "The ASA hasn't upheld any complaints about our TV advert, the reality of man-made climate change has not been challenged, nor has any of the imagery we used been called into question. The ASA has found against one word in our newspaper adverts and we'll take care to provide better explanation in any future advertising campaign."

[How much bad weather would be prevented?]: Carbon capture storage will 'generate 100,000 jobs and £6.5bn a year' | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Ed Miliband unveils strategy to encourage growth of unproven technology for next generation of coal-fired power stations

Harsh winter hits daffodil festival

"It was so cold for a prolonged period that it is a later season generally throughout the garden. Even with lots of sunny days, Thriplow will still need a few weeks for the flowers to come out completely. It is incredibly unfortunate."

NOAA warns of big floods after fierce winter | Reuters

(Reuters) - A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in the major corn-growing state of Iowa, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.