Senator to seek vote stopping EPA carbon rules | Reuters

(Reuters) - Senator John Rockefeller of West Virginia on Thursday said he would seek a vote before the end of the current congressional session on his bill to postpone Environmental Protection Agency regulation of smokestack carbon dioxide emissions for two years.

Federal Eye - Federal employees may leave early due to snow

This is the third early dismissal of the year for D.C.-area federal employees. Government offices closed for four consecutive days in February due to "Snowmageddon."

grough — Avalanche warnings and minus 25C windchill for Highlands

The Lake District National Park Authority’s felltop assessor was driven back without reaching the top of Helvellyn yesterday, in the face of extreme winds, but on Helvellyn Lower Man a gust of 82mph was recorded.

Electric Cars: ‘Not Ready for Prime Time’ - By Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore - National Review Online

Political forces, not the market place, are pushing PHEVs into the market through large subsidies in the form of rebates, tax credits, aggressive CAFE standards and perhaps a little coercion. Without subsidies and political pressure, it is doubtful that there would be much demand, except by the wealthy early adopters who want to make an environmental statement.

Using tax dollars to push this technology into the market results in a misallocation of resources, makes it more difficult to reduce the federal deficit, and is not sound energy policy.