Corn, livestock continue market surge | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs

The cattle markets continue to be supported by strong demand and the bitterly cold weather in Iowa and the rest of the Great Plains, with more due through the weekend. Cold weather hampers livestock growth at a time when slaughter demand remains strong.

All Time Record Cold In Greenland This Week? | Real Science

Hansen and the Met Office have been talking a lot about the remarkable heat in Greenland, which is forecast to challenge its all-time coldest temperature this week of minus 87F.

EPA escalates jihad against coal — revokes previously issued permit | Heliogenic Climate Change

“The Environmental Protection Agency revoked the permit for one of the nation’s largest … coal mining projects on Thursday …

“We remain shocked and dismayed at E.P.A.’s continued onslaught with respect to this validly issued permit,” said Kim Link, [spokeswoman for Arch Coal, Inc., the nation's second largest coal producer].

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