[Cold weather threatens Chinese wheat] - BusinessWeek

Production of wheat in China, the world’s biggest grower, faces a threat from cold weather that has led to “extremely unfavorable conditions” for the final harvest, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

More challenges for a climate-change deal | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Another thorny issue for the climate change negotiators is the topic of offshore drilling — and whether to expand coastal states' control of nearby waters, while giving them a shot at lucrative royalty revenue.
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But three influential Senate Democrats — Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota — warned against such a revenue-sharing plan for fiscal reasons.

In a letter to colleagues, the trio said that if coastal states were given a share of offshore drilling revenues now funneled to federal coffers, the U.S. Treasury would be drained of “billions of dollars each year.”

Record low temps set in Hilo and drought continues | Hawaii247.com | Hawaii 24/7

HIGHLIGHTS: A record low temperature of 61 degrees was set on Monday, April 12, 2010 in Hilo [Hawaii]. This broke the old record of 62 degrees set in 1981.

IN ADDITION A record low temperature of 62 degrees was set on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in Hilo [Hawaii]. This tied the old record of 62 degrees set in 1994.

ALSO A record low maximum temperature of 74 degrees was set on Saturday, April 17, 2010 in Honolulu [Oahu]. This broke the old record of 77 degrees set on April 16th in 1949 and 1962.

Cold, rainy weather hits Bakersfield - Bakersfield.com

Bakersfield was hit with cold, rainy weather and power outages Tuesday and could see a record low maximum temperature Wednesday if forecasts hold true.

[Which species, specifically?  Alarmist Joel Connelly suggests that trace amounts of CO2 are killing off many species]

The deniers come up with explanations for everything: Somebody is sure to bring up Vinland, or e-mail me with a claim that Sunspots are making this happen. What they can't explain is the pace.

"Species, expressions of God's abundance and creativity and love, are going extinct at a rate not seen since the disappearance of the dinosaurs: They are disappearing at 1,000 to 10,000 times the 'background rate' or natural extinction rate," Michael Schut, environmental affairs officer of The Episcopal Church, said last week.

Findings - Earth Day Challenge - 7 New Rules for the Environment - NYTimes.com

5. “Green” energy hasn’t done much for greenery — or anything else. Since the first Earth Day, wind and solar energy have been fashionable by a variety of names: alternative, appropriate, renewable, sustainable. But today, despite decades of subsidies and mandates, it provides less than 1 percent of the electrical power in the world, and people still shun it once they discover how much it costs and how much land it requires.