Yet Another Late Season Winter-Like Storm Will Bring Mountain Snow Around 6,500 Feet

June 5, 2011 - Yet another late season cold storm is offshore of the Central California coastline. Moisture from this storm will stream across the Sierra Crest bringing snow accumulations to elevations above 6500 to 7000 feet later today through tomorrow morning.

Poll shows majority against carbon tax

The poll - of 500 people around Australia on June 1 and 2 - reveals 58 per cent are opposed to the tax, with just 28 per cent in favour. The remainder are undecided.

Warming sceptic has frosty reception | The Australian

PARLIAMENTARIANS from Julia Gillard down appear ready to give the cold shoulder to Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an outspoken climate change sceptic, when he visits Australia next month.
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Tour organisers said [Gillard's] office had already declined an invitation to meet Mr Klaus, as had Victoria's Liberal Premier Ted Baillieu and his Western Australian counterpart Colin Barnett.

They are yet to hear from Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and NSW's Barry O'Farrell.

"It's extraordinary that Australia's political leaders are willing to risk our relationship with one of Europe's most dynamic and open economies simply because their representative is a climate sceptic," IPA executive director John Roskam said.