CHESSER: Never green enough - Washington Times

Not surprisingly, those hefty sums for wind and solar still aren't enough to keep the environmentalists happy, as groups like PennFuture have pushed for even greater mandates and subsidies this year. They won't be happy until Pennsylvania hits double-digit unemployment as businesses' electricity costs go through the roof.

Nancy Pelosi must defy odds to retain her post as Speaker - TheHill.com

Regardless, if the House flips, Pelosi would be second-guessed, most notably for pushing a controversial climate change bill that had little chance of passing the Senate.

Peters called that move “strategically miscalculated” while her defenders point out that addressing global warming has long been her flagship issue. She knew healthcare reform would take a long time to pass and surmised that energy legislation needed to pass the House first if it was going to have any chance of becoming law.

Still, as Peters notes, climate change is not a priority for voters.

Concordia turns up the heat, literally - The Concordian - News

Unfortunately, the cold weather seems to have come early this year and if Montreal experiences a normal winter, Concordia will spend roughly $2.3 million on heating for both campuses.

Cotton soars to new high on China cold - Telegraph

The price of cotton has soared to a new record, after cold weather threatened to damage the crop in China, the world's biggest consumer.