Shock as 588 cows die | South Africa

Farmers in the Thembisile Hani municipality are reeling from shock after the death of 588 cattle due to very cold weather and disease.
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“This year we had harsh winter spells coupled with cold hailstorms at times and this affected the cows,” said Ndala.

In The 'Crazy' World Of Carbon Finance, Coal Now Qualifies For Emission Reduction Credits | ThinkProgress

In a decision criticized as “unfortunate” and even “insane” by onlookers, the United Nations has decided that new coal plants are eligible for carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Senators aim to block EU airline cap-and-trade scheme | The Daily Caller

Sens. John Thune of South Dakota and Claire McCaskill of Missouri are looking to pass a bill this week that would block a European Union carbon trading scheme that taxes U.S. airlines travel to and from Europe.

Stephen McIntyre... | Facebook

Stephen McIntyre goes back to same dishonest "recipe for manufacturing doubt" behind his attacks on Hockey Stick. His latest attacks on Professor Stephen Lewandowski's new study on climate change denialism actually exploits the same sleight of hand (throwing out important signals in a dataset) behind his original attacks on the Hockey Stick reconstruction, as detailed in "The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars"