Weekly Address Watch: For the thirty-eighth time in forty weeks, The First Green President ignores global warming

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that in the wake of the economic crisis Wall Street reform is too important an issue for inaction.

From tobacco to climate change, ‘merchants of doubt’ undermined the science | Grist

Although most of these scientists were influential men in themselves (and they are all men), they could not have done as much damage without powerful allies.

Twitter / Andy Revkin

Senate climate bill to roll out 4/26 http://j.mp/ClimBill Will atmosphere be impressed after all the horsetrading?

Corn Rises as Decaying El Nino Pattern Boosts U.S. Drought Odds - BusinessWeek

April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Corn rose, capping the biggest weekly gain in two months, on speculation that cooling Pacific Ocean waters will boost the odds for a drought in the U.S. Midwest, reducing yields in the country’s biggest crop.

Severe winter devastates Mongolian herder families

A particularly severe winter in Mongolia is having a devastating impact on more than 12,000 people from herding families, whose entire reserves of livestock have died in the harsh conditions.

These livestock are the primary source of income and food for nomadic families, and as a result thousands are struggling to survive. The impact on the country’s vital livestock reserves has increased dramatically in the past month. In March, the government reported the overall number of deceased animals increased from one million to 4.5 million in less than a month, and now stands at approximately 10 per cent of the country’s total livestock.