Minnesota construction jobs bounce back, but still down for count (updated) - Finance & Commerce

The Associated General Contractors of Minnesota plans to conduct a study on why the state construction industry appears to be lagging behind the nation on jobs, said David Semerad, the group’s chief executive officer. Semerad guesses that an unusually harsh winter set building projects back.

I, Global Warming Skeptic | Skeptoid

Dump Al Gore. Even if you don’t think the man is a buffoon (I do, and I’m far from alone) you have to admit that he’s hyper-political. He’s clearly looking to ride global warming to greater wealth and power. A spokesman with his carbon footprint isn’t an ambassador, he’s a hypocritical liability.
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Look at the data. That skepticalscience.com site is a good resource.