Minnesota gets 2nd-snowiest winter on record … « Hot Air

Minnesota got near-whiteout conditions and double the predicted snowfall, making this the snowiest winter in almost 30 years and the second-snowiest on record — with a month left to go:

Winter in the Twin Cities: Say Uncle? - TwinCities.com

If you thought Sunday's snowstorm was big, you're right. It was the snowiest February day. Ever.

Record snowfall closes schools, causes travel woes

The National Weather Service said the 7.9 inches that fell yesterday was a record for Feb. 21. The previous mark was 3.0 inches in 1929.

CDM board promises carbon [rip-]offset outreach programme - 22 Feb 2011 - News from BusinessGreen

The UN panel in charge of the international body's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offset scheme has adopted a two-year business plan that it says will help improve access to the carbon market and extending the scheme's reach into smaller nations.

The 10-member executive board that oversees the CDM concluded its 59th meeting last week by agreeing an action plan designed to achieve its five stated goals for 2012: greater efficiency, increased global reach, enhanced transparency, more effective promotion of the mechanism and improved objectivity, clarity and integrity for offset processes.