UN climate change officials told to cut carbon footprint with permanent home - Times Online

It is a giant travelling circus that has spent 20 years touring some of the world’s most exotic locations — Bali, Marrakesh, Barcelona, Rio, Buenos Aires — all at taxpayers’ expense.

But the good times may soon be over for the 20,000 people who attend the annual climate change summit because the Government wants to reduce its carbon footprint by choosing a permanent location.

If Global Warming Kills Us, Blame the Weatherman | BNET Energy Blog | BNET

The problem, for George Mason (and me; I should note here that I generally accept AGW) is that modern meteorologists combine two qualities: the first is that they’re one of the most skeptical scientific groups toward climate change, following only oil and gas geologists; the second is that they’re probably America’s most visible scientists, by a long shot.

So it’s possible that weathercasters, with only four-year degrees and no grounding at all in climate studies (a field quite distinct from predicting local weather), are guiding the national dialogue on climate change.

Students armed with climate "facts"

Jet Propulsion Laboratory held its second annual Climate Day event at the Pasadena Convention Center Friday and Saturday, attended by more than 1,400 children and 120 educators representing seven Southern California school districts, including home and charter schools.

The event was in the making for about a year, said Annie Richardson, JPL outreach specialist. Climate Day was first held in 2008, with organizers taking 2009 off to prepare for this year’s event, Richardson said. It was presented in partnership with the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence West and NOAA’s National Weather Service.

Florida citrus company begins shipping peaches (mobile)

Because unseasonably cold weather slowed fruit maturity and prolonged bloom, Premier plans to begin harvest April 15, about two weeks later than normal, he said. Premier’s peaches run through May.