Cities find bitter winter comes at a cost: Dead trees | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com

Kevin Riley, co-owner of Rockledge Gardens, said the Space Coast's two consecutive winters of periods of unusually cold nights created a bad situation for trees and landscaping, a situation that he believes was the worst since an extended hard freeze in 1989.

Nevis Range Ski Centre Opens Every Lift For First Time In Six Years

Following persistent snowfall skiers and snowboarders will be able to take to the slopes of Nevis Range, Fort William, in the Outdoor Capital of the UK, this weekend (19-20 March) and will find every single lift operating for the first time for six years.

Al Gore Talks Turkish Climate Policy | Green Prophet

Speaking alongside several former prime ministers and former UN secretary Kofi Annan, Gore commended Turkey for displaying “unprecedented leadership” in its region of the world, and urged the government to position itself at the center of an intercontinental renewable energy grid. Gore also pointed out that Turkey would be among the countries most affected — make that desertified — by a devastating drought predicted to set in toward the middle of this century if carbon emissions continue at current rates.

Australian climate adviser urges A$20 to A$30 carbon price-UPDATE 2 03:43 Hours ago

"The whole point about this carbon tax is that it won't clean up the environment. It will clean out your wallet and it will wipe out jobs big time right around Australia," Opposition leader Tony Abbott told reporters.

Public 'better off' under ETS: Garnaut

Payments to land owners who store carbon would begin at $690 million a year but grow to 14 per cent of the total revenue by 2020 - $2.25 billion in today's dollars.

"It would be adding another wool industry to rural Australia," Prof Garnaut said.
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A decision could be reached by the middle of the year, he suggested.

The opposition pounced on Prof Garnaut's view that a $26 starting price was in the ballpark.

"That means electricity prices would initially increase by at least $300 per annum for households, rising to $600 within three to five years," spokesman Greg Hunt said.