The Last U.N. Climate Extravaganza? - NYTimes.com

Now many are wondering whether the process itself, under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is so flawed that it should be scrapped. Is it realistic to expect that 200 nations with vastly different interests, from China to Saudi Arabia to Bolivia to Micronesia, can come together to address a problem that will affect them in vastly different ways? Is there a better way to attack a global problem largely caused by a handful of large industrialized countries?

Should the next so-called “conference of the parties” be the last?

Deforestation deal offers rare hope in climate change fight - The Times of India

TIANJIN, China: An ambitious plan to fight climate change by paying states to preserve their forests could be a rare bright spot at next month's UN climate talks -- but many questions remain unresolved.

China calls U.S. a pig in the mirror on climate change | World | Reuters

TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - China hit back on Saturday at U.S. claims it was shirking in the fight against climate change, likening criticisms from the Obama administration's top climate envoy to a pig preening itself in a mirror.

PSC candidates clash on global warming | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Cramer said there’s a “growing opinion” of climatologists that question the validity of the theory — and the notion that humans are behind global warming.

“I do question it; I’m not convinced of it,” he said.

But there’s a market that believes the theory, Cramer said, enough to make a demand for renewable and clean energy.

“If they’re willing to pay extra for it, all the more power to them,” he said.

Apple-picking in Illinois: Chicago-area pick-your-own apple farms close early this year - chicagotribune.com

U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasters cited frost in predicting a 38 percent drop in this year's apple production in the central states. The projected output of apple giant Michigan was cut by almost half from last year.