New study of the likely impact of climate change policies on the affordability of energy launched Continue reading
Daily Archives: December 6, 2011
Oil’s Growing Thirst for Water
It takes about the same amount of water to grow $200,000 worth of corn on the arid land as it does to frack enough wells to generate $2.5 billion worth of oil. Continue reading
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Posted in Fracking, Oil and gas
Tentacles of Obama’s Green Cronyism Reach beyond the Department of Energy
The US Navy reports that this roughly half a billion dollar investment is the “single largest purchase of biofuel in government history” Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Renewable fuel
‘Green’ energy border blockade
Can’t blame countries for taking self-defensive measures against destabilizing power sources Continue reading
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Posted in Clean energy
Even SciAm admits bio-jet fuel of extremely dubious merit
Alternatives for aviation industry and the military pose issues related to land use, clearing peatland, fertilizer use, costs and more emissions Continue reading
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Posted in Biofuels
Arnie trying to terminate reliable power supply
Out of Hollywood came Reagan… and Schwarzenegger. Can we give Schwarzenegger back? Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Space solar scammers looking for a place at the government feeding trough?
Who is placing the seed articles with media outlets? Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Yet another grab for a global tax
Without bothering to read it this has WWF’s fingerprints all over it – just say “NO!” Continue reading
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Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Green hell, IPCC
Is EPA trying to put the lights out?
Regulators are letting EPA compromise U.S. electric reliability. Continue reading
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Posted in Clean energy, EPA, Green hell
The lie of America’s trivial energy reserves
If Democrats would stop preventing drilling, we could vastly increase our “reserves,” as legally defined, overnight. Continue reading
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Posted in Coal, Fracking, Oil and gas
CFACT drops in to Durban – literally
Doing whatever it takes to get the message out Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Julian Simon: The Peculiar Theory of Pollution
In this excerpt from The Ultimate Resource 2, brilliant resource economist Julian Simon explains why environmental degradation is not a continuous process. Rather, he demonstrates why prosperity protects the environment. Continue reading
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Posted in Air pollution, Development, Drinking water, Public health miscellany, Water pollutiuon
Agenda 21 and the Threat in Your Backyard
Ready to have your standard of living “down adjusted”? Continue reading
Posted in Agenda 21
Team knew ‘hockey stick’ reconstruction was wrong
I was going to extract some more e-mail references to Mike’s hokey hockey stick reconstruction but a correspondent informs there’s plenty to be found online already Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Steven Hayward responds to Mann
Bizarrely, Mann keeps trying to defend the indefensible Continue reading
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Posted in Climate Change
More propaganda for Durban
“Global warming ‘not slowing down,’ say researchers” – good luck with that Continue reading
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Posted in Climate Change, IPCC
Ministerial questions asked over spiked sea-level papers
Australian sea-level rises overstated by 8-10 times and the minister wants answers Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Why there will be nothing doing in Durban
It only requires an appreciation for simple math and these three numbers: 28.5, 47, and 1.3 billion. Continue reading
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Posted in IPCC
Delusional in Durban
Reason’s science correspondent sends a first dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference. Continue reading
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Posted in IPCC
America’s energy export boom
2012 will mark the first time in 62 years that the U.S. has exported more oil-based fuels than it has imported Continue reading
Posted in Oil and gas
