Late-season snow disrupts I-5 north of Los Angeles - San Jose Mercury News

FORT TEJON, Calif.—A late-season cold weather system brought hail and snow to the mountains of Southern California on Thursday, temporarily closing down Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, while gusty winds swept the rest of the region.

Congress Daily: Voinovich: Climate Bill Needs Final Analysis

While Reid has promised to have a bill analyzed before it hits the floor, Voinovich sent him a letter today arguing the study must take into account any changes made by Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., between the time they unveil a climate and energy plan and when it comes up on the Senate floor.
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Voinovich also requested that both EPA and the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration do economic analyses.
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Kerry, Graham and Lieberman Wednesday sent an outline of their draft plan to both EPA and EIA for analysis. Neither EPA nor EIA received actual bill text but rather "specifications" that can be used for modeling.
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EPA officials say their analysis should take six to eight weeks. It is less clear how long EIA would need.

"Right now I can't give you a hard time frame," Cogan said. He said it would take at least six to eight weeks, possibly longer if the specifications they have been given are changed.

Willamette Valley Vineyards: Fighting Climate Change: Oregon Wineries Aim for Carbon Neutrality

The participating wineries — 14 finishers of an arduous process that launched with 30 wineries signed on — instituted a number of changes aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions including installing solar panels, retrofitting lighting, insulating tanks and using goats, sheep and raptors instead of lawn mowers and pesticides.

The Hockey Schtick: Antarctica's Sub-Tropical Past

if CO2 levels were 10 times higher than today and Antarctica a subtropical paradise could the run-away-catastrophic-positive-feedback-system possibly reverse?

Is Michael Mann Seriously Off his Head? by John O'Sullivan | Climate Realists

Unless the dodgy Penn. State professor divulges his computer codes that underpin his junk science no civil court will entertain him. Barking out his toothless threats scares no one. This fraudster is now a figure of ridicule and is set to go down in history is one of science’s worst abominations.

I’ll call Mann a climate crook all day long: let him sue me, I’m game.