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| Snowstorm hits north-central U.S., heads to mid-Atlantic Monday, Mar 04, 2013 07:57 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A blizzard roared into North Dakota on Monday and was expected to dump up to a foot of snow in neighboring Minnesota before moving east over the mid-Atlantic states, where it could bury the Washington area with its biggest snowfall of the winter, the National Weather Service said. Blowing snow and drifts up to three feet (0.9 meter) left parts of Montana and the northwest North Dakota oil region with visibility at a quarter of mile under blizzard conditions that were expected to last into Monday night, the weather service said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama rounds out Cabinet with EPA, Energy nominees Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced his nominees to lead a new U.S. push to tackle climate change on Monday, choosing an air quality expert to run the Environmental Protection Agency and a nuclear physicist to head the Department of Energy. In a widely expected move, Obama selected agency veteran Gina McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as EPA administrator and scientist Ernest Moniz from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take over from Steven Chu as Energy secretary. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wheat falls as weather outlook improves Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:22 PM PST Wheat prices fell for the first day in five after the weather improved in growing regions of the Great Plains.Brandon Marshall, an analyst at Northstar Commodity in Minneapolis, said the Plains states ... Full Story | Top |
| Lawmaker sorry for comment on cyclists' breathing Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:47 PM PST OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) â€" A Washington state lawmaker has apologized for saying that bicyclists contribute to climate change with their heavy breathing. Full Story | Top |
| Does Keystone XL report let Obama off the hook on climate pledge? Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:17 PM PST A US State Department report released late last week that was noncommittal on the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is galvanizing opponents of the controversial project who say President Obama is backing away from his commitment to combat climate change. Full Story | Top |
| Obama nominates 3 to Cabinet-level posts Monday, Mar 04, 2013 01:59 PM PST  President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, one of three major appointments he announced Monday.A ... Full Story | Top |
| Winter Storm Warning Issued for Chicago Monday, Mar 04, 2013 01:19 PM PST  A winter storm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Northern Illinois, Chicago, and Northwest Indiana, beginning at 3 a.m. Tuesday morning and lasting until midnight. Snow will start to fall as early as Monday evening in Chicago's southern and western suburbs, with accumulations of about an inch before the more severe weather begins. Full Story | Top |
| Snowstorm hits north central U.S., heading toward mid-Atlantic Monday, Mar 04, 2013 12:19 PM PST  MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A blizzard roared into North Dakota on Monday and was expected to dump up to a foot of snow in neighboring Minnesota before moving east over the mid-Atlantic states, where it could bury the Washington area with its biggest snowfall of the winter, the National Weather Service said. Blowing snow and drifts up to 3 feet left parts of northeast Montana and the northwest North Dakota oil region with visibility at a quarter of mile under blizzard conditions that were expected to last into Monday afternoon, the weather service said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama rounds out Cabinet with EPA, Energy picks Monday, Mar 04, 2013 11:52 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced his nominees to lead a new U.S. push to tackle climate change on Monday, choosing an air quality expert to run the Environmental Protection Agency and a nuclear physicist to head the Department of Energy. In a widely expected move, Obama selected agency veteran Gina McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as EPA administrator and scientist Ernest Moniz from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take over for Steven Chu as Energy secretary. ... Full Story | Top |
| Where's the Water of the Future? Right Here Monday, Mar 04, 2013 11:06 AM PST  NEW YORK â€" Fresh water. The planet has only so much to meet the needs of a growing world population. And global warming throws more uncertainty into the mix by increasing chances of extreme weather, such as more intense droughts in some places. Full Story | Top |
| Readers Write: The advantages of a decreasing Western birth rate Monday, Mar 04, 2013 05:42 AM PST I was very surprised and dismayed that in the Feb. 4 article "Behind a looming baby bust" there was no mention of the problem of overpopulation worldwide. The burgeoning birthrate adds to the problems of global warming, pollution, hunger, disease, and warfare. Perhaps in the United States it is desirable to have more babies from the standpoint of the economy, but if a broader global view is taken, a decreased birthrate seems like a good thing. Full Story | Top |
| Gina McCarthy, Obama's 'Green Quarterback,' Has a History of Working With Industry Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:37 AM PST Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, has been called the president's "green quarterback" for her efforts to tackle industrial pollution. But she also has a reputation as a political pragmatist who works well with industry and listens to concerns. If confirmed to succeed Lisa Jackson at EPA, she will become the face of Obama’s sweeping ambitions to tackle climate change as a legacy issue and will write rules that will force the coal industry to change its ways. Full Story | Top |
| Shake off winter in laid-back and affordable Tampa Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:13 AM PST It begins with the simple fact that the weather is probably a good deal warmer than where you are right now. Then theres the fact that unlike other U.S. destinations with mild winter weather, Tampa can be surprisingly affordable. Is it on the beach? No. Neither it is Orlando thats about an hour and change up the road. Not that youll have too much time for beaches or Orlando, what with all there is to do right here. Here, ten great reasons to fly down right now.Click here for the best available fares to Tampa!1. Hang with the Yankees. ... Full Story | Top |
| Can Climate-Change Denier Ken Cuccinelli Win a Swing State? Monday, Mar 04, 2013 01:40 AM PST The Virginia governor’s race is the next front in the escalating war over global warming. Full Story | Top |
| EPA Funding Reductions Have Kneecapped Environmental Enforcement Sunday, Mar 03, 2013 11:18 PM PST Republicans have spent the past two years on the warpath against the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. As the EPA rolled out an ambitious slate of rules aimed at stopping climate change and curbing power-plant pollution, Republicans on the campaign trail and Capitol Hill slammed the agency as the embodiment of government overreach and so-called “job-killing regulations.†Full Story | Top |
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