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E.M.Smith says:
What a phenomenal article!
I suppose it would be too much to ask for to have a little cold rain wander past
Just a little ;-)
ShaneCMuir says:
Look to make a buck, says Gillard
November 30, 2010JULIA GILLARD has called on business to help put the case for a carbon price, stressing the commercial opportunities in the transition to a low pollution economy.
The Prime Minister told a business breakfast in Sydney yesterday that on a visit to California she noticed that the climate change dialogue was focused on opportunities to make a buck, and called on Australian business leaders to channel that spirit into Australia.
California has been all about making the Fast Buck ever since the 49ers Gold Rush. Its all fast put up and fast fold up when the game ends. Id not suggest it as a model of sustainable economics
Witness our present $14 Billion bond offerings that are not going very well and our $40 Billion (or more depending on whos rosy projections you believe) deficit that we cant pay. Oh, and business is fleeing the state (what hasnt already fled
) now that Governor Moonbeam is back in power. But hey, he did such a great job as Mayor of Oakland that they could almost pay their police
and they are now planning that if they sell indulgences licenses to grow pot, maybe that will get enough money to pay the cops to guard the pot farms
http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/maybe-grass-can-save-california/
at least the ones that pay their protection money fees to the Mayor Moonbeam
Is this really a business model for Australia to emulate?
Oh, and weve been setting new cold records in California, too:
http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/now-thats-low-in-tahoe/
Along with a very very early opening to a very snowy ski season:
http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/record-early-skiing-and-snow/
Wonder if there are any ski resort in Mexico
From a site that gave me pop up crud, so no link
In some parts of Mexico, such as near the US border in Juarez, and in higher elevations in the mountains of Mexico, it does snow, yes.
In Mexico gets snow in all the mexican plateau from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez: here some las snow falls records in Mexico. (Last snow falls records)
Juarez january 2007, Chihuahua City january 2007,Creel Janaury 2007,Parral december 2004,Matamoros December 2004, Monterrey december 2004 Saltillo december 2004, Torreon december 2004,Durango december 1997,Zacatecas City december 1997,San Luis Potosi december 1997,Leon december 1997,Guanajuato december 1997,Guadalajara december 1997,Toluca january 1967 Mexico City janaury 1967,(january 12 1967 was the las snow fall at Mexico Citys downtown.)Tecate february 2008,Tulancingo janaury 2008.
And Tampico (a mexican seaport at the gulfo of mexico at sea level reports snow in february 14 1895 and is the fare south gets snow in the western hemisfer at sea level. ( in february 14 1895 a masive snow storm cover the gulf of mexico from New Orleans and Houston all the way to Brownsville texas and Tamaulipas cost to Tampico.
Yes, specially on the northern, mountainous regions of Chihuahua and Coahuila states.
Might be interesting to have an article on Mexican Snow now compared to historical
Christmas 2004