Statewide high school competition takes on climate change

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Oct. 19, 2010 - Today the Air Resources Board and the British Council announced the start of California’s first annual Climate Generation Program, a high school competition challenging students to connect environmental school work with their daily lives.

The competition creates an opportunity for students to gain real-world experience in project-management and leadership by requiring them to design and set in place programs that reduce their school’s carbon footprint.

David Arquette gets 'silly' over climate change - Eleven - The Celebrity Channel

. It turns out that David has gone bonkers for a good cause. He pitched up at a political news conference in the aforementioned attire in order to protest a proposed suspension of California climate change law aimed at reducing state wide carbon emissions.

David explained: "I like being silly, I like karate, I like Elvis. I like doing what's right for the future."

Bark beetle die-off found in Helena, Butte areas | greatfallstribune.com | Great Falls Tribune

HELENA (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials say the population of mountain pine beetles seems to be declining in the Helena and Butte areas.

Al Gore Urges California to Vote No on Climate Initiative - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

With some polls showing voters in California split over the issue, former Vice President Al Gore released a video today explaining his opposition.

More Fun In Nuuk | Real Science

The next graph shows how they made the past cooler through the magic of homogenization. The 1940s retroactively dropped a full degree!

A computer program which automatically rewrites history. How cool is that?