GM deal moves electric car development to China -- a 'shakedown'?

General Motors agreed in Shanghai today to develop an electric vehicle platform with longtime Chinese partner SAIC. It effectively moves GM's future electric vehicle development to China. Unclear is whether this would also lead to assembly of future EVs for the U.S. market in China.

Cool 2010 and 2011, but planet "still warming" says BoM | Australian Climate Madness

If there were no agenda of global warming, there would be no need for comments like those of David Jones, reported in The Australian today.

The fact that a senior Bureau meteorologist believes it necessary to defend model projections that the planet will continue to warm, despite two cooler years (and a relatively flat global temperature profile for the last decade), reveals the motivations at work behind the scenes.

Amid an Avalanche of iPad Apps, the Best of 2011 - App Smart - NYTimes.com

AL GORE — OUR CHOICE ($5) Even if you’ve read enough on climate change to chart your own course on the issue, Our Choice is a must read because it demonstrates the vast potential for interactive books. ...If you suffer from climate fatigue and still want a cool interactive book experience, try The History of Jazz ($10)

IEA: World on Pace for 11°F Warming, "Even School Children Know This Will Have Catastrophic Implications for All of Us" | ThinkProgress

[IEA’s chief economist Fatih Birol] Another point on climate change is about the two degrees. With the current policies in place, the world is perfectly on track to six degrees Celsius increasing the temperature, which is very bad news. And everybody, even school children, know this will have catastrophic implications for all of us.