Amundsen's South Pole feat remembered 100 years on - CBS News

Under a crystal blue sky and temperatures of minus 40 F (minus 40 C), the group remembered the Norwegian explorer's achievement on the spot where he placed his flag on Dec. 14, 1911.
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Among the most important fields of research are global warming and its effects on Antarctica.

"The loss of ice in the Antarctic can have grave global consequences. Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott and their men went to extraordinary lengths to accomplish their goals. We must be prepared to do the same," Stoltenberg said, alluding to the struggle against climate change.

New England governors say they can’t fill heating aid gap - Brattleboro Reformer

MONTPELIER -- Cold-weather states around the Northeast are watching uneasily -- and in some cases making contingency plans -- as Congress decides how much to cut federal home heating aid.

Top state officials say the issue must be resolved soon because temperatures are dropping and low-income residents need help now.

Cap and Trade Gives Massachusetts Economy Critical Boost, Defying Naysayers | InsideClimate News

Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a group that has long opposed the RGGI effort and is largely financed by oil industry interests, has attacked the Analysis Group report as a politically motivated and "fraudulent" product of the far-left. The report was funded by the Merck Family Fund, the Barr Foundation, the Chorus Foundation and the Henry P. Kendall Foundation.

"According to this report, RGGI is the first tax in history to actually create jobs and prosperity with no ill effects on the people and businesses being taxed," Steve Lonegan, director of AFP's New Jersey chapter, said in a statement. "This is a totally one-sided report propped up by environmental extremists, career bureaucrats and Obama cronies."

Inhofe challenged to a debate on global warming | Tulsa World

"Clearly you are a man of your convictions," veteran activist Ralph Nader stated in a letter to Inhofe, referring to the senator's now-famous description of man-made global warming as a hoax.

"So, what about your first real public debate with a fellow member of Congress on this topic with mutually agreed upon moderator and rules at a mutually convenient time and place, preferably on Capitol Hill."

Inhofe to debate Markey on Climate | Planet3.0

I am really not sure that this is a good thing.

Not that I’m worried about Markey holding his own. I’m worried about the message this sends about the nature of how science approaches truth. Any debate between politicians reinforces the idea that the parts of the matter that are objective should be dealt with by political means.