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Fuel Fix » Climate change trend likely to thwart biofuel goals, study says

The study suggests that in 40 years, a hotter planet would cut the yield of corn grown for ethanol in the United States by 7 percent, while increasing the amount of irrigation needed by 9 percent.

Two killed by E Cape cold weather - South Africa

Port Elizabeth - Two people are believed to have died of exposure to cold in the Eastern Cape, police said on Monday.

Commentary: North Dakota's oil boom has put pressure on women | StarTribune.com

“It’s a fat girl’s paradise,” said Crystal, who is thin.

The friends of Richard Windsor | Power Line

If Obama’s ship is sinking, Lisa Jackson gives us hope that we might go down laughing.

Coal Makes a Comeback | Power Line

Every now and then I get asked to be on panels about the future of energy where you’re supposed to embrace the path of the True and the Beautiful by predicting the brilliant energy prospects of lima bean curd, unicorn flop sweat, dilithium nanoparticulates, or something—anything except the hydrocarbons we use today. I typically like to have fun by saying the future of energy is—coal. Never fails to provoke outrage. It has the additional benefit of being true.

Climate Change Cuisine? : Living Green Magazine

the cold, harsh reality is that in a hotter, drier climate, today’s weeds may be tomorrow’s dinner.