Of the planet's top 10 polluters, the United States and Germany were the only countries that reduced their carbon dioxide emissions. Last year, all the world's nations combined pumped nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, according to new international calculations on global emissions published Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. That's about a billion tons more than the previous year. Nature still sucking up considerable carbon dioxide; UN climate chief: Climate change initiatives lack support; Post-Sandy, Dems push for climate change action; The total amounts to more than 2.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide released into the air every second.
Scooter is a Muppet character known for being the backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around  gofer  on The Muppet Show. He was originally performed by Richard Hunt until his death in 1992, and is currently performed by David Rudman.
Jim Henson, the man behind the Muppets, was born on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. Henson began working as a puppeteer in college, creating characters like Kermit the Frog. He worked as a producer on Sesame Street, a popular kids' show that launched in 1969, and created The Muppet Show in 1976. The Muppet Movie, the first of many movies featuring Henson's famous characters, appeared in 1979.