Unprecedented Cold In The Great Plains | Real Science

Almost halfway through the month, North Dakota is obliterating all previous records for springtime cold.

Coal to stay important in U.S. energy mix -environment agency pick - Planet Ark

President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate panel on Thursday that coal will remain important in the U.S. energy mix and that the EPA will be flexible in applying new pollution rules for coal-fired power plants.

2008: [Obama's former DOE chief] Steven Chu: ‘Coal is My Worst Nightmare’ - Environmental Capital - WSJ

he’s really, really not a big fan. “Coal is my worst nightmare,” he said repeatedly in a speech earlier this year outlining his lab’s alternative-energy approaches.

At long last the mainstream media are paying attention to global warming sceptics » Spectator Blogs

[Andrew Montford of Bishop Hill] There are overwhelming interests vested in maintaining the momentum of the global warming bandwagon and the fight to keep the flow of soft government money to environmentalists and scientists will therefore be fought tenaciously. Journalists who step out of line can expect the same treatment as that received by the Economist.

Keith the seal feared to have froze to death in River Severn

following weeks of sub-zero temperatures there are fears Keith may have fallen victim to the unseasonal weather.

Russ Blinch: Why Don't We Tax Carbon Like We Tax Cigarettes?

A carbon tax is like a tax on tobacco. We need to make sure we are paying the full cost of something that is going to cause havoc down the road.