Scientists Link Quiet Sun & Cold Winters | The Resilient Earth

So will the Sun turn somnolent, lessening the amount of radiant warmth it showers on Earth? Could another Little Ice Age be in our immediate future? Predictions are for a less active Sun during the upcoming Cycle 24, but only time will tell. We have had decades of near hysterical warnings about rising temperatures, all of which may be negated by the unpredictable fluctuations of our local star. It will be interesting to see how long it takes climate science to change its doomsday predictions for the next several decades. Indeed, it has taken almost half a century for climate science to dig itself into its current hole, it may take as long to dig itself back out.

When White House Correspondents Go Green, Follow the Money | GlobalWarming.org

...So, my question is, who is getting the White House Correspondents’ Association’s money? The shareholders of Acciona? GE and Wachovia (now Wells Fargo)? It’s one thing for carbon offset money to, for example, fund a nonprofit organization in the developing world to manage a reforestation project, but how does it make any sense to pay money to a Spanish corporation for operating a wind farm that’s already been privately financed and has been producing energy for almost two years? Am I missing something here?

Technology News: Green Tech: Greenpeace Ranks Cisco First on Climate All-Star List

[I shudder to think how bad today's weather would be without the vital climate-improving work of these all-stars.]