[Sad downward spiral]: 'From Drunken Party Girl To Climate Change Activist'

The dining halls decreased food waste by 38 percent by eliminating trays and developed a plan for composting the rest.

Signs of Hope - Conrad Black - National Review Online

History is replete with strange, swiftly passing political preoccupations, such as Nelson Rockefeller’s bomb shelters and Jerry Brown’s Medflies. But President Obama should be aware that he will be spending the rest of his time in office trying to amass credits that will cause historians to overlook his signing on to the inconvenient untruth of Al Gore’s self-enriching magic carpet of eco-bunk. The Himalayan glaciers are not melting; world water levels are not rising; nor is the world’s temperature; and there is no evidence, none, that human-generated carbon emissions have any impact on the world’s temperature at all, whatever other problems they create.

Large Republican gains in House seats are 'inevitable' come November: Rothenberg | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times

In a new report to be issued this morning, the respected nonpartisan political prognosticator Stuart Rothenberg will predict "inevitable" Republican gains of House seats this November, likely in excess of two dozen and possibly even above the 40 necessary to turn control of that body over to the GOP.

NC Media Watch: Sunspots, volcanoes, La Nina and the UK summer weather

With the current sun inactivity similar to the Dalton Minimum, a negative PDO, a growing La Nina, and high latitude volcano eruption that could lasting years, the UK and Europe could be in for some very brutal winters and cool summers.
Some of that cool weather could spill over to the United States, including California. Stay Tuned!