The American Spectator : Wasting Away in Margaritaville

What a difference a year makes.

At this time last year, the lunatics were in full command of the asylum. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry and a supporting cast of thousands were jetting off to Copenhagen to swear their undying allegiance to the idea that it is necessary to save the planet from the scourge of human life. That would be human life, most particularly, as it is lived here in the United States and other parts of the world that have not yet gotten around to pulling the plug on capitalism and moving on to a more enlightened way of organizing production and redistributing material wealth.

"Climate change is a religion for them, so there was no way they were going to miss this," said one GOP aide of the huge contingent of Democratic representatives and senators who boarded Air Force and commercial jets for Copenhagen. "This is their Hajj."

Cold weather causes stubble turnip feed risk - 12/10/2010 - Farmers Weekly

Stubble turnips being fed this winter could have seriously deteriorated following the recent cold weather, with frosted crops also potentially toxic, experts warn.

Developing countries hint at Cancun compromise - 10 Dec 2010 - News from BusinessGreen

However, fears remain that Bolivia could oppose any deal reach in Cancun after president Evo Morales gave a impassioned defence of the country's calls for industrialised nations to sign up to far more ambitious emission reduction targets.

He said that deaths resulting from climate change were effectively "genocide" caused by capitalism and reiterated his view that the entire world order would have to change to cut emissions.

Movie enthusiasts enjoy Kathmandu Int'l Film Festival

"In 2008, the theme was Global Warming; in 2009, Climate Change and this year is cultural and bio-diversity and migration," Thapa said.