Big freeze: ice hits Sydney trains

Freezing conditions caused 60-minute delays on the Blue Mountains line this morning.

I'd rather stick my hand in a bag of amphetamine-injected rattlesnakes than put my trust in tonight's BBC Panorama documentary on 'Global Warming' – Telegraph Blogs

Let’s just remind ourselves, shall we, why the BBC is constitutionally incapable of reporting on global warming in a fair, balanced or indeed honest way.

Climate [scam] bills test Senate's commitment | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

WASHINGTON — Since 1993, when President Bill Clinton's plan to tax fuels was demolished by energy industry lobbyists, farmers, aluminum makers, anti-tax groups, conservative Senate Democrats and Republicans, energy taxes have been Washington's shortcut to political suicide.
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"There may be more receptivity today to putting a price on carbon [dioxide], given the price we're paying in the Gulf," said University of California at Berkeley professor Robert Reich, Clinton's former labor secretary. "Yet most Americans still have difficulty making the connection, and anything that's called a 'tax' doesn't stand a chance."
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At this point, even a steep tax would not radically reduce demand, economists said.

Rains bring relief for Delhiites - dnaindia.com

The maximum had dropped to 33 degree Celsius on June 7 which is a record low in the past decade.