Cold Wave Blamed for 5 Deaths in Argentina, Uruguay

BUENOS AIRES – The cold wave affecting the Southern Cone of Latin America has killed at least five people and forced the closure of major highways, authorities in Argentina and Uruguay said Thursday.

Talks inch ahead as political sands run on climate bill - The Hill's E2-Wire

The scope of the measure and the limited time has prompted Lieberman to suggest letting the debate spill over into September, after the recess.

Out in the cold : Nature : Nature Publishing Group

The parlous state of the US icebreaker fleet could soon put a freeze on the country's polar research.
...Scientific interest in both polar regions is increasing rapidly — not least because of the profound changes being triggered there by global warming.

Climate talks progress - POLITICO.com Print View

Robert Dillon, a spokesman for Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), said today he didn’t approve of the closed-door nature of the negotiations, especially after his boss was criticized by environmentalists earlier this year for working with industry lobbyists on a resolution that would have stripped EPA of its authority to write rules to control greenhouse gas emissions.

“No one calls Dems on the fact that environmental and electric utility lobbyists – which are both special interest groups – are negotiating major climate legislation, with potentially huge economic consequences for this nation, on behalf of the majority leader?” Dillon said in an e-mail. “Senate staff weren’t even in the room? This is bullshit.”