Wet, cold weather causes delay in wine crops | news10.net

PLYMOUTH, CA - Extended cold and wet weather in the Sierra foothills has kept wine grapes from coming into bloom on time.
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In the 25 years Crippen has worked as a winer maker, he has never seen weather like this.

"(This season) is the first one I've see that's had a weather pattern that's been so cool, so late," said Crippen. "The more heat, the faster these (grape vines) are going to grow."

David Suzuki is a Drama Queen « NoFrakkingConsensus

When David Suzuki, Canada’s most prominent environmental activist, looks out on the world he sees nothing but crises. We have a name for people who regard everything as a crisis – we call them drama queens.

While the rest of us approach challenges with determination, optimism, and faith in ourselves as problem solvers, drama queens see only worst-case scenarios. They exaggerate. They emotionalize.

What is the US President Talking About?

His use of the term carbon pollution is a measure of the desperation. He, like too many others, uses carbon incorrectly. It’s a non-metallic solid element coming from the Latin word carbo meaning coal. He is actually talking about CO2, which is a gas. Carbon is a much better political term because people associate it with coal and especially soot – clearly dirty and undesirable.