Eastern Idaho spuds hit hard by early summer frost | capitalpress.com

BLACKFOOT, Idaho -- Potato crops throughout Eastern Idaho were heavily damaged by cold temperatures early June 7.

Ecosystem Marketplace - Voluntary Carbon Practitioners Say Now Is Time For Outreach And Action

“Even in Germany, which is considered quite environmentally literate, you find that the Mittelstand companies – which provide the bulk of the jobs and emit the bulk of the emissions – just don’t think of carbon offsetting at all,” said one project developer.  “To them, carbon offsetting is just another cost – they see no benefit whatsoever.”

U.N. Climate Organization Wants Immunities Against Charges of Conflict of Interest, Exceeding Mandate, Among Others | Fox News

Internal UNFCCC documents, examined by Fox News, show that among other things, top officials hope to use those immunities to avoid challenges in the future based on such things as:

--possible conflicts of interest in their duties,

--breaches of confidentiality in their work,

--violations of the due process rights of those affected by UNFCCC actions,

--making decisions or actions that are beyond the legal mandate of the organization or its subsidiaries.

IATA asks EU to put off carbon tax opposed by India, China - The Economic Times

BEIJING: Global airlines body IATA today asked the EU to put off the controversial carbon tax on all air travel over the sky of the western continent, warning of a trade war between Europe and many nations like India, Russia, China and the US over the issue.

Twitter / HeidiCullen: Global warming isn’t uni

Global warming isn’t uniform. The top 10 fastest-warming states warmed 60x faster than 10 slowest (1912-2011): http://bit.ly/Mpa3I7  ‪#climate