Florida: Long, grass-killing winter fuels run on sod

"The cold weather killed off most of the grass. We were left with ugly-looking lawns full of weeds and thatch," said Bruce Reynolds, a physical therapist and Greenleaf homeowner who recently installed fresh sod in his yard. "On our street alone, six or seven neighbors have re-sodded. It's becoming contagious in the neighborhood."

The damage to lawns this past winter was not from record-low temperatures, but from sustained low temperatures that persisted even through the usually warm month of March, said Dave Dymond, general manager of H&H Sod in Osceola County and a past president of the Florida Sod Growers Cooperative.

Climate Change Conference Begins Sunday

We'll just leave it to the imagination as to who didn't decline cordially.

Global Warming Hysteria: Damning Der Spiegel Expose` of Corruption of Science by Climatagaters » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog

...In other words, catastrophic, human-caused global warming is not–contrary to repeated assertions by hysterics–a “fact.”

Still, why not invoke the precautionary principle, and take drastic action–just to be safe? Because, hysteria has led to proposed cures that are worse–or at least as bad and more immediate–than the potential disease. Fudging data, blackjacking the careers of editors in science journals, and engaging in blatant panic mongering will not change that truth.

[If this doesn't work, can we get our money back?]: Feds push solar solution to coal addiction | Grist

The Obama administration last week gave a $62 million boost to efforts to make solar power truly competitive with coal.

Williamstown theater roof falls - NJ.com

MONROE TWP. The back end of the township's Grand Theater, a landmark of Williamstown's Main Street since 1924, collapsed Friday, damaging apartments above the theater and neighboring buildings.

The building had been the recent focus of media coverage when a particularly snow-heavy winter had caused damage to the trusses in the roof.