Global trade war looms over carbon taxes | Australian Climate Madness

This is what happens when we finally arrive at the pointy end of the ludicrous and dangerous policies implemented in the EU to theoretically reduce emissions [note: which don't work]. The Chinese are furious at the EU’s unilateral decree that it will start taxing international flights as part of it’s carbon pricing regime
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The realities of the imaginary green utopia begin to sink in.

Their Side – Bloggers knew FOIA emails were coming « the Air Vent

I just had a phone conversation with Leslie Kaufman of the NYT on the ‘hacker’....Anyway, the most interesting point of the conversation came out when she said in very rough paraphrase ‘Their side is that the email releases were known to you ahead of time.’

The ‘their side’ was fairly interesting as we know the “Climate Scientists™” are in good contact with the NYT as are the government agencies. It could have been nothing but often when you hear inflection of how something is said, you can get the meaning. I took it as though she had been talked too by someone of the opinion that the three blogs mentioned in the DOJ letter were intimately involved.

Collide-a-scape » Blog Archive » Collide-a-scape >> Has the Journal Nature Sullied its Brand?

The prestigious journal Nature has published a special supplement on traditional Asian medicine (free access). Financial sponsorship for it came from the Kitasato University Oriental Medicine Research Center and the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Co, which is described as

a herbal medicine manufacturer which aims to help people make the most of their natural powers of healing and self-recovery.

Very cold temps expected next two mornings | KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles

A freeze warning is in place for the Central Coast and Santa Ynez valley tonight into Friday morning for temps that could drop to between 25 and 28 degrees and stay at those levels for several hours potentially damaging or killing some plants.