U.S. group urges peace clause in Senate climate [scam] bill | Green Business | Reuters

But many U.S. exporters are worried the provision will backfire on the United States by inviting countries to impose their own tariffs on U.S. goods.

"Border measures, or carbon tariffs, are a sleeping giant ... in the climate change debate" with a tremendous potential to disrupt trade, said Jeremy Preiss, chief international trade counsel at United Technologies Corp.

Swine flu set to add to NHS winter woes (From Worcester News)

SWINE flu will add to a winter cocktail of illnesses in our hospitals but prisons will keep running say health chiefs.

Everest memento for Obama to show climate change impact | Lifestyle | Reuters

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's sherpa community is sending a piece of rock from Mount Everest to U.S. President Barack Obama to underscore the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.

What did carbon dioxide do to this rock?