A World Without Ice by Henry Pollack – review | Science | guardian.co.uk

Pollack is not one to brush awkward issues under the carpet. There is serious discussion about uncertainties in climate science, and in particular, the computer models used to forecast future warming. For its forensic analysis and robust destruction of climate sceptic arguments alone, A World Without Ice is worth keeping on a nearby shelf.
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Thoughtful throughout, Pollack occasionally delivers paragraphs that stay with you long after closing the book. On the subject of the book itself, he writes: "Nature's best thermometer, perhaps its most sensitive and unambiguous indicator of climate change, is ice. When ice gets sufficiently warm, it melts. Ice asks no questions, presents no arguments, reads no newspapers, listens to no debates. It is not burdened by ideology and carries no polictiucial baggage as it crosses the threshold from solid to liquid. It just melts."

Solar take-up to drive up power bills | The Australian

DRAMATIC growth in households installing rooftop solar panels is driving energy retailers to demand higher electricity prices.

Consumers have rushed to install photovoltaic panels to take advantage of the government's incentives - worth about $6200 for a typical household - and state government subsidies.

SPENDING REVIEW 2010: Osborne slashes 490,000 jobs, cuts welfare by £7bn and forces us all to work longer-but there's even MORE money for overseas aid and global warming | Mail Online

...in a controversial move, Mr Osborne revealed even more money will be poured into tackling climate change and international aid with health and schools spending also ring-fenced.