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U.N. climate talks stalled as Russia seeks rule change - News - Point Carbon

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters Point Carbon) – U.N. climate talks in Bonn remained stalled for a fourth day on Thursday as Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sought to address what they said is a lack of formal decision-making rules after the countries were snubbed at a previous meeting.

Bees struggled in Scotland’s harsh winter - Scotland / News / The Courier

Large numbers of honey bees were wiped out by the harsh conditions of last winter, according to a survey.

Around four in five beekeepers in Scotland (79%) lost at least one bee colony in the winter months of 2012-13.

James Hansen's Deficit Thinking

'Follow the money' arguments are mostly bogus - and people recognize it, unless they are about the political opposition. So if a climate researcher at MIT got $5,000 from an oil company in the early 1990s and disagrees on feedbacks, follow the money, he is a shill. But if James Hansen got paid $1.2 million to fly around and talk about global warming, above and beyond his government salary over those 5 years he is now complaining about, well, those were prizes for telling the truth.

Twitter / RyanMaue: Amundsen-Scott (NZSP) Antarctic ...

Amundsen-Scott (NZSP) Antarctic sitting at -75°C or -103°F. Checking but looks coldest in at least 6-years. (?)

Twitter / kate_sheppard

.@StuOstro on how he came around on climate science: "I started noticing that something ain't right with the weather." #CDLive  [Hey Stu:  When, specifically, was there ever a time when all the weather in the world was "right"?  How long did this period last, and how was "right" defined?  Can we see your weather rightness data?]