Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV - NYTimes.com

Al Jazeera is putting the final touches on a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated cable channel that was founded by Al Gore and his business partners seven years ago.

If the deal is completed, Current will provide the pan-Arab news giant with something it has sought for years: a pathway into American living rooms. Current is available in about 60 million of the 100 million homes in the United States with cable or satellite service.
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After the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., the channel replayed the gun documentary “Bowling for Columbine” dozens of times.

Politics Is Key to Avoiding Global Warming Catastrophe | LiveScience

Delaying global action on climate change by 20 more years will put the goal of keeping the world relatively cool out of reach forever, no matter how much money humanity later spends to try to solve the problem, a new study finds.

The Weather Centre: Multiple Stratospheric Warmings Confirm Polar Vortex Collapse Probable

Things are looking up for a big cold outbreak in late January, an outbreak that could be sustained in the second and third warmings materialize and stick around for a while.

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Twitter / BigJoeBastardi: should hit 25 to 30 below ...

should hit 25 to 30 below tonight in upstate NY Saranac lake place to watch