Cold temperatures, northeast wind may make Muskegon frosty this week | MLive.com

If the temperatures drop below the freezing mark Thursday or Friday morning, the two coldest days in the National Weather Service's long-range forecast, it would mark an unusually early date for Muskegon's first freeze. According to the service's historical data, the average date of the first freeze in Muskegon is Oct. 11.

Drovers CattleNetwork - Early frost forecast for the Northern Corn Belt

Numerical weather models are indicating the potential for frost (29-32°F) and/or hard freeze conditions (below 28°F) to develop across the northern Corn Belt Sept. 14-16. The models have been consistent with this cold air push for the past three days which gives me a high degree of confidence that the event will occur.

Climate change and religion: I have faith the L.A. Times editorial writers are lazy | NJ.com

When it comes to the climate-change controversy, nothing bothers me more than the efforts of lazy journalists to hide behind a supposed consensus among scientists that tiny traces of CO-2 are driving massive atmospheric changes.

Can Poland lead on coal, shale gas and Europe's climate negotiations? | Damian Carrington | Environment | guardian.co.uk

With the next major round of global warming talks now less than 10 weeks away, the European Union's preparations are being led by Poland, a nation which is dependent for 95% of its electricity on dirty coal and, I was told today, has 90 shale gas applications under consideration.

Rio+20 must 'unenvironmentalise' green issues, says G77 negotiator | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Next year's Rio+20 United Nations summit must "un-environmentalise" the world's approach to sustainability so that it can reach out beyond the converted, according to a senior organiser in the host nation.