Carbon dioxide capture plans could add £60bn to UK coffers - Business News, Business - The Independent

EU considers £1bn fund to set up plants to use greenhouse gas to help recover North Sea oil

Saint-Petersburg's killer icicles | The Observers

As Europe’s northernmost major city, you would think Saint Petersburg would be prepared to face the hazards of winter. But for the past two years, residents have been left to deal with dangerous giant icicles practically on their own.

In the winter of 2009, three people were killed and at least 185 others injured by hard, pointed icicles falling off buildings, some as big as six meters long. Official statistics for the winter of 2010 have not yet been published, but according to some reports, more than 340 people were injured during the particularly snowed-up week from December 13 to December 20 due to ice-related accidents (including road accidents).

The Thoughts of Chairman Ted. | hauntingthelibrary

I thought it was time to collect some of the quotes from dear old Ted Turner, media magnate, Chairman of the UN Foundation, cheerleader for global warming and population control, and the man who owns more land in America than any other individual. So, here are the thoughts of Chairman Ted.

Is Osama Keeping Warm In His Cave? | Real Science

A few months ago, the world’s #1 terrorist declared his concern about global warming. They are having an extremely cold winter in the mountains of Pakistan, but we appreciate his deep compassion for the planet. At least he isn’t an evil oil company executive delivering fuel to keep us alive.