Calling Conditions ‘Benign,’ Shell Halts Offshore Arctic Drilling After One Day Because Of Massive Ice Sheet | ThinkProgress

With the clock ticking and a massive ice sheet bearing down on their drill site, it seems Shell may not have as much room to operate as they originally thought.

Twitter / RyanMaue: Can we have a moratorium on ...

Can we have a moratorium on the usage of climate "denier" at least for today? Being a climate "truther" would not be very flattering, either

UN climate talks should stick with 2 degree goal: EU negotiator | Reuters

"The challenging economic environment in the past couple of years has been a feeding ground for climate skeptics looking for excuses not to go down the low-carbon route," said UK energy and climate minister Greg Barker.

Holding this year's U.N. climate summit in Middle Eastern oil producer Qatar may be "a bit bizarre" but could help to convince other Middle Eastern oil giants of the benefits of moving to a low-carbon economy, he added.

"Integrating this agenda with the mainstream oil and gas economy, as we will be dependent on fossil fuels for many many years to come, is sensible. I see Doha is an opportunity to bring in countries who that have previously been antagonistic to our agenda...particularly Saudi Arabia," Barker said.

It’s all a giant conspiracy! (To some readers of climate blogs) | Ars Technica

Do people think that the scientific community is making things up?

How Oregon's Prized Pinot Noir Grapes Will Take The Heat Of Climate Change | Alabama Public Radio

But there is another possible outcome of climate change, and one that seems to scare the grape growers even more than the heat: A cooler future along the coast.

"The Pacific Northwest is a cool area already, and if that's the scenario, we could be pushed out of growing Pinot Noir," Nuclo says. "There wouldn't be a lot of good options for us. We're already a cold area at about the limit of where Pinot Noir will grow, and if it got much cooler I'm not sure what we could do."