[More strange claims from mansion-dwelling alarmist Thomas Friedman]

Friedman said that the world faces twin challenges from "two of the most impersonal forces on the planet: the market and Mother Nature. The years 2008-2009 were the years that both the market and Mother Nature said, 'Enough! What we have been doing is unsustainable. This is your warning.'"

To drive home his point, Friedman said, "It is not a coincidence that we had the meltdowns of Citibank, the national economy of Iceland and the near extinction of the polar bear because of the melting polar ice cap all at the same time.
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Friedman said that regarding the issue of "global warming" or "climate change" he is somewhere in between former Vice President Al Gore's position and more centrist positions. "But I am like (former Vice President) Dick Cheney was on the possibility that if there was even a 1 percent chance that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, it was important to prevent him from using them. And I feel that if there is even a 1 percent chance that we face an environmental catastrophe due to climate chance, then we must do all we can to prevent it from happening."

Regarding those who question whether climate change is a real threat, Friedman said. "It's not just a bunch of extreme Al Gore stuff. Our global temperature is going up 2 or 3 degrees Fahrenheit a year since the Industrial Revolution. If you think this is no big deal, think about a person whose body temperature goes from 98 to 102, who becomes very sick, or at 106, who will go to intensive care. What is true for a person is true for the world."

Hillary Clinton: [Pretends that alternative energy is cheaper than fossil fuel energy]

“For our part, we believe the United States has a lot to learn,” Clinton said at the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas in Washington.
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By decreasing their reliance on fossil fuels, governments – particularly those in the Caribbean -- will be able to spend money instead on social and economic development while decreasing their carbon emissions and protecting the environment, Clinton added.
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Clinton also announced the Peace Corps Renewable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, which will train more than 2,000 volunteers to work on “renewable energy and climate change.”

Row to North Pole announced | Classic Boat News | Classic Boat

It was announced by sponsors Old Pulteney Single Malt yesterday that Scottish adventurer Jock Wishart, veteran of many arduous adventures as well as a crack 12-M sailor, will row to the magnetic North Pole as part of a crew of six.

North Magnetic Pole: Information from Answers.com

In 2001, the North Magnetic Pole was determined by the Geological Survey of Canada to lie near Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at 81°18′N 110°48′W / 81.3°N 110.8°W / 81.3; -110.8 (Magnetic North Pole 2001). It was estimated to be at 82°42′N 114°24′W / 82.7°N 114.4°W / 82.7; -114.4 (Magnetic North Pole 2005 est) in 2005. In 2009, it was moving toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 km) per year due to magnetic changes in the Earth's core.