House climate panel axed - Robin Bravender - POLITICO.com

House Republicans will scrap the committee set up by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to investigate global warming, the panel’s top Republican announced Wednesday.

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) made official what many had already expected – the GOP majority will axe the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, which Pelosi created in 2007.

“This hearing will be the last of the select committee,” Sensenbrenner announced.

4×4 sales hotting up the cold weather « Express & Star

With snow falling over much of the UK, motorists in their droves are seeking the ‘go anywhere’ benefits of cars with four-wheel drive.

Car buying specialist Parkers has seen a massive 200 per cent increase in people searching for off-road SUVs over the past week.