- Bishop Hill blog - The Entrepreneur

So the vested interests were pushing one way and the scientific evidence the other. How was it that the biofuels target ended up finding its way into law? For this we have to thank a mysterious character, who Sharman calls "the policy entrepreneur" (I gather that Sharman and Holmes know who this is, but research ethics quite properly prevent his/her identity being made public).

Karachi shivers during coldest February day in 30 years | Sci-tech | DAWN.COM

KARACHI, Feb 7: With dry and cold continental winds blowing in the city, Karachiites experienced the coldest day in 30 years on Tuesday when the mercury fell to 21.8 degrees centigrade during daytime, said a Met official, adding that the current cold wave was expected to persist for a couple of more days.

The New Nostradamus of the North: Global warming: Smart tomatoes strike back

Smart tomatoes seem ready to take over the planet when global warming has wiped out humanity.

Junk Science Isn’t Just For Pikas Anymore | Real Science

Those silly chipmunks. Someone forgot to tell them that temperatures in Yosemite have dropped five degrees since the 1920s.