The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Planet

It wasn’t as hot of a year as 2010, but 2011 may be known as the year of extreme weather. [cnn.com]

In California scientists are looking at a new solution to offset greenhouse gases; carbon farming. [npr.org]

New laws in Brazil make it easier to cut down the rainforest and will make it almost impossible for Brazil to reach their emissions targets. [bbc.co.uk]

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs…  Scientists are trying to clone a Wooly Mammoth. [bbc.co.uk]

An endangered crocodile finds sanctuary near a nuclear power plant. [yahoo.com]