Doomed Wine Industry Having A Banner Year | Real Science

Like the maple syrup industry, wine is doing fantastic – but will soon collapse into a fiery death of hellish tipping points.

Senate Dems have lots of room to maneuver on EPA vote

"The Democratic Party doesn't rule with an iron fist," said Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer of California. "We're not some kind of tea party party, where people march to a cup of tea."

Antarctic ice breakup makes ocean absorb more CO2 • The Register

This powerful, previously unknown "negative feedback" would seem likely to revise forecasts of future global warming significantly downwards.

[Nov '10]: 'Hippy' energy kingpin's electric Noddy-car in epic FAIL • The Register

An electric concept car commissioned by soi-disant "hippie" energy-trading biz lord Dale Vince specifically to “blow the socks off Jeremy Clarkson and smash the stereotype of electric cars” has unfortunately done neither, as on its first public outing the "Nemesis" abruptly ground to a halt in busy traffic and had to be pushed.