Another climate change canary - sea birds

To continue to the climate change theme - "Scientists fear unusual weather behind massive seabird die-off" - an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today reports that changes in weather are affecting birds up and down the western coast of the U.S.

And in other news, the AP reports that ExxonMobil has posted record profits for the 4th quarter: "Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday posted a record profit for a U.S. company of $10.71 billion in the fourth quarter, as the world's biggest publicly-traded oil company benefited from high oil and gas prices and demand for refined products."