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A reanalysis of satellite measurements of the microwave radiation that the earth emits corrects some claibration problems and finds more warming over the last quarter-century, making these measurements more consistent with surface observations of warming. (See also RealClimate.)

Increasing demands for water in the suburbs, even in Wisconsin, are putting more pressure on the Great Lakes. Happily, their defenders are staunch.

There's also an interesting article on how big grabage management companies are stuffing garbage into landfills ever more efficiently, delaying the need for new landfills and reducing cities' garbage disposal costs.