Patch Poll: Is Violent Weather Linked to Global Warming?

Romney Seizes on Gas Price Spike - Washington Wire - WSJ

“When he campaigned he said he wanted to raise the price of gasoline,” Mr. Romney said of Mr. Obama at a pancake breakfast here Sunday. “He said that under him energy costs would skyrocket.”

Mr. Obama has offered up contradictory remarks on energy policy. He pushed for a cap-and-trade policy that he said would make electricity rates “skyrocket.”

Winter gave Central Indiana roads a break, too, with fewer potholes | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Mother Nature gave Central Indiana one of its balmiest winters in years. Now you can thank the lack of ice and snow for a smoother-than-usual ride around town.

It's pothole season -- but this year, you may not have noticed.

For Indianapolis and its suburbs, that's great news for the bottom line. It's not so great, though, for repair shops that normally see an influx of customers with bent rims or damaged suspensions this time of year.

...From November through last week, the city spent $3.6 million on snow-related costs, similar to the same period two years ago. During last year's harsh winter, those costs added up to $9.4 million.

Most of the $7.7 million budgeted for snow removal in 2012 remains unspent.

Broken Down And Rusting: Is This The Future Of Britain's 'Wind Rush'?

A breathtaking sight awaits those who travel to the southernmost tip of Hawaii’s stunningly beautiful Big Island, though it’s not in any guidebook. On a 100-acre site, where cattle wander past broken ‘Keep Out’ signs, stand the rusting skeletons of scores of wind turbines.