IBD: Dropping Fossil Fuels For Green Energy Would Be Foolish | JunkScience.com

Barack Obama has been promising a green future since before he was president. While we might one day be powered by renewable energy, there’s no reason to rush it. Fossil fuels are still abundant, reliable and cheap.

IBD: Next They’ll Say We Have Too Many Polar Bears | JunkScience.com

Among the problems caused by climate change, we’ve been told, is its grave threat to polar bears. Earthjustice, for one, says the animals “are facing unprecedented threats” from global warming. Well, not exactly.

Icicles replace blossom on nation’s fruit trees | The Budapest Times

Severe frosts this week have left Hungary’s fruit crop in a critical condition, with counties stretching across the south of the country among the most affected.

Ludwig defends Henbury Station purchase as Opposition attacks - ABC Rural - Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Government gave $9 million to the private company RM Williams Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH) to purchase the more than 5,000 square kilometre property.

The company plans to destock the station and cull wild animals to help generate carbon credits.

The Opposition has labelled it a waste of money, some pastoralists say they're concerned carbon farming will force people out of the cattle game, and the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association has urged caution in embracing the carbon industry.

Big Win for The Surui – and the Amazon Rainforest « Skoll Foundation

A small tribe of indigenous people unknown to the outside world a half-century ago and once on the brink of extinction has harnessed an innovative forest carbon project to shield their territory from illegal logging. Now, the 1300- strong Paiter-Surui is the first indigenous tribe in the Amazon and globally to earn carbon credits under internationally recognized standards for capturing carbon in trees – setting the stage for scores of similar projects that can unleash needed funding for indigenous people who preserve endangered tropical rainforest across the Amazon.

The Hindu : News / National : Stoves that make breathing easy

Carbon credits are earned on basis of these carbon savings but the revenue from carbon credits flows in only after two or three years. Clean cook stove manufacturers simply lack the working capital to cover this gap. Shell Foundation has stepped in to help by creating a special carbon fund. The carbon trading benefit is used to subsidise stoves.