Chris Mooney discusses "The Republican Brain" on Current's Bill Press Show - YouTube

Early on, English major Mooney suggests that Republicans don't believe in the global warming hoax because Obama believes in it.

The Environment Report: Hard Freeze Hurts Michigan Cherry Crop

There’s a trend over the last 30 years of earlier spring warm-ups by as much as seven to 10 days, on average.

But the last date for a killing freeze has not moved earlier to keep pace.

Quest for New Fossil Fuels Goes to Africa and Beyond - NYTimes.com

Mozambique may have more deposits of natural gas — used in everything from manufacturing to electricity generation — than the European energy giant Norway.

The East African country is not alone in its newfound energy wealth. Countries like Tanzania and Kenya also are attracting billions of dollars in investment from the world’s largest energy companies as they search for new oil and gas reserves.

“Africa will be the backbone of our production and growth in the next 10 years,” Paolo Scaroni, chief executive of Italian energy giant Eni, told investors last month in London.

Does this mean that Africans owe me some large sacks of cash right now, in compensation for the CO2-induced kidney stones that my grandchildren will suffer in 2050?