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Julie Mitchell Those of us who live in the Napa Valley are no strangers to the effects of climate change. Last summer and fall’s extreme heat and devastating wildfires — along with drought, floods, hurricanes, and fires worldwide — should be enough to convince even the most skeptical that the earth is heating up. But what is climate change, really? And what is meant by global warming? How can an ocean temperature rise of just a few degrees cause climate catastrophes? It’s easy to get confused, overwhelmed, and downright depressed about the climate crisis. But t...

Jimmy Barnes Reboots Like Music In Victoria With Sounds Better Together Live music sounds good, doesn’t it … and its back. Jimmy Barnes headlined the first of the 21 Sounds Better Together concerts at the Rochford Winery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Victoria’s music fans are descending on venues all over the state as the Andrews’ government brings back live music with the 21 Sounds Better Together initiative. On Saturday, while Jimmy Barnes was rocking the Yarra Valley Missy Higgins took over Geelong. The Barnes event featured new band Darlinghurst, Australia’s Queen’s of Soul Vi...

Osha has tried to rein in bp after serious incidents at bp's facilities in texas city and toledo, ohio, osha, according to the center for public integrity, slapped bp with 862 citations between june 2007 and february 2010. osha told cnn it levied $87 million in fines because bp was slow to correct the violations. but osha, the union and other safety experts caution, while bp might be the biggest offender, it isn't the only one. when you look at the number o fires that have occurred in the last 2 1/2 months, what goes through your mind? >> looks like we're going to have another year just like l...