Rep. Waxman wants GOP chairman to probe climate skeptic’s industry funding - The Hill's E2-Wire

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, is urging committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) to probe whether a high-profile climate skeptic misled the panel about how much the petroleum industry funds his work.

In a letter to Upton Monday, Waxman urges Upton to help him explore how much the petroleum industry backs Dr. Patrick Michaels, a scholar with the conservative Cato Institute who testified before the committee about climate change in 2009.

Cold Blamed For Deaths In Detroit, Howell - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit

DETROIT -- Authorities say the dangerously cold temperatures that are gripping southeast Michigan are to blame for the deaths of two people.