Europe Deaths From Deep Freeze Reach 40 : NPR

An Arctic chill killed a dozen people in Poland and snarled traffic and halted flights across Europe, freezing ducks in lakes and prompting animal lovers to open their cellars to shivering stray cats, officials said Friday

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#Cop16 makes for strange encounters. Arch skeptic Monckton meets climate [bedwetter] @ClimateBrad: http://j.mp/skephawk Do I see forced smiles?

A Mediator at the Climate Bazaar - NYTimes.com

I was engaged in a discussion with Monckton about his views of climate science and some disputes we’d had over stories I’d written when Brad Johnson, a climate blogger and editor at the liberal Center for American Progress, walked by – creating one of those volatile moments, as if matter and anti-matter had come a bit too close for comfort.

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EU cancels press conference as Mexico hauls in all chief negotiators. (will they look to defend against rumours of a secret text?)

Signs Of Climate Change Found In Grant Park « CBS Chicago – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic, and the Best of Chicago

Dr. Douglas Stotz is a senior conservation ecologist at the Field Museum of Natural History. He says he’s still seeing in December, birds that used to leave by mid-November at the latest.  [What date did they leave in the year 1206?]

So cold even the grit won't work | The Sun |News

SUB-ZERO Arctic temperatures next week could cause gridlock by stopping salt clearing icy roads.

The deep-freeze fears were raised at crisis talks in Whitehall today amid warnings of food and fuel shortages.

Salt loses its effectiveness between -8C and -10C.

Northeast CO2 [Swindle] Auction Hovers At Lowest Allowed Price - WSJ.com

The most recent auction raised $46 million from the sale of 24.76 million allowances, representing 57% of allowances offered for sale.