Communist Party of Australia tries to defend the global warming hoax - The Guardian - #1540

Often, they [deniers?] are merely vehicles of a vested capitalist interest, defending the comfortable exploitation and profit-taking of the past...

Of course, it is frustrating to see certain media outlets overlook the common science and lionize the often irrational, “climate change sceptics”. They get coverage way beyond their worth. If a “scientist”, like the Cold War defectors of old, wanted instant fame and a market for their views, they need only question “climate change misrepresentation”.

It is our task to patiently, positively and rationally, explain the facts and expose the fallacies. Often the answers are simply a Google away, because the information, the data and the answers, are readily available on the Internet. They are also available in an excellent CPA booklet entitled Hot Earth, available now at the Party Bookshop.

Europe Nixes Solar Power Subsidies

The Washington Post is reporting today that many European countries are dramatically cutting solar subsidies to the solar power generation industry. Why? Because governments are going broke.

Britain's 'Carbon Footprint' Has Increased By 20 Per Cent Despite Green Taxes

Ministers were accused of saddling consumers with pointless green taxes last night - as new figures revealed surging imports from developing countries that rely on ‘dirty’ power. The revelation will fuel criticism that imposing huge costs on British industry to ‘go green’ has simply shifted emissions - and jobs - overseas.

Mild winter weather a blessing for wildlife - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter

perhaps nobody appreciated the light winter more than the fauna that shares the land.

Old Man Winter’s temperament any given year is a life and death matter for wildlife. A harsh winter with unrelenting cold temperatures and snowfall can mean starvation. Warm winters conserve energy and provide a head start on propagating the next generation.

Baptist Press - Harsh winter countered by Baptists' aid & love - News with a Christian Perspective

BUCHAREST, Romania (BP) -- An unusually harsh winter across Europe and Central Asia has caused suffering and hardship for millions of people. But it also has created opportunities to demonstrate God's love for people in need through such efforts as hand-digging tunnels through deep snow and shoveling out remote mountain passes.