The Reference Frame: Red Redemption: Fate of the world

So this is what they plan if the 2010 climate talks will fail, and be sure that they will? Even if the creators of the game don't intend it, it's clear that some groups will worship the game as a computer model whose lessons justify "action". After all, the likes of the IPCC are already taking much less realistic computer games seriously today.

EU Referendum: Queenie – meet Charlie

The Queen asked ministers for money to heat Buckingham Palace from a fund reserved for low-income families, it has been revealed. Royal aides pleaded for the cash as they claimed gas and electricity bills had risen by more than 50 percent in a year - totalling more than £1million. They thus complained that the £15m government grant to cover the Queen's palaces was inadequate and her energy bills had become "untenable".

And now for the "money quote": The dosh would have come from £60million of energy-saving grants reserved for cash-strapped families, housing associations and hospitals.

What happens if the green quangos are axed? | Environment | guardian.co.uk

An examination of how the "bonfire of the quangos" could affect the environmental sector
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The list of 117 public bodies to be abolished under the government's spending review that was leaked today to the Telegraph contains a large number of green casualties, including well-known organisations and those that operate with a lower profile.

UN warned of major new food crisis at emergency meeting in Rome | Environment | The Guardian

"The emergency UN meeting in Rome is a clear warning sign that we could be on the brink of another food price crisis unless swift action is taken. Already, nearly a billion people go to bed hungry every night – another food crisis would be catastrophic for millions of poor people," said Alex Wijeratna, ActionAid's hunger campaigner.

2008: Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars - washingtonpost.com

Across the country, ethanol plants are swallowing more and more of the nation's corn crop. This year, about a quarter of U.S. corn will go to feeding ethanol plants instead of poultry or livestock.