Thursday, January 05, 2012

Investment Bank Says Future Global Climate Agreement Hinges on U.S. Presidential Election | StateImpact Pennsylvania

A report out Thurs­day by the invest­ment bank HSBC pre­dicts the global econ­omy will con­tinue it’s slide, and an inter­na­tional deal on curb­ing cli­mate change could depend on who enters the White House a year from now. The “Cli­mate Invest­ment Update,” pro­duced by ana­lysts with HSBC Global Research says three wild cards could impact  the “cli­mate economy.”...  If Obama gets reelected, expect a deal.

Occupy D.C.’s new battle? Cold. - The Washington Post

Usually, the Occupy D.C. protesters battle corporate greed and taxes. This week, their biggest battle has been against hypothermia.

As temperatures dipped into the teens, the city’s two Occupy encampments began to resemble ghost towns, with protesters fleeing to bunk on friends’ couches or in church shelters. Tent covers surrendered themselves to wind gusts, only to reveal no one snuggled underneath them.

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