[China: Unusually cold weather delays cotton planting] - BusinessWeek

India, the world’s second-largest cotton producer and supplier, suspended new exports from April 19. Planting in China, the biggest grower, has been delayed by more than 10 days due to unusually cold weather, a state-backed research body said.

Carbon trading's dubious salesmen:Goldstein | Lorrie Goldstein

Today's question is this:

Would you buy a used carbon market from the following self-proclaimed "masters of the universe"?

That is, the same giant investment houses that just finished helping to crash the global economy by recklessly trading in risky subprime mortgage loans and other bizarre investment vehicles few people understood?

Reuters AlertNet - INTERVIEW-Global climate deal best option, but road rough-UN

[Achim Steiner, UNEP executive director]: "Do not write Cancun off."
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"The premise that the integrity of the IPCC has been compromised is something that I reject," he said.

About Achim Steiner

His educational background includes a BA from the University of Oxford as well as an MA from the University of London with specialization in development economics, regional planning, and international development and environment policy.