Month: January 2013

The old record was set 72 years ago. Continue reading Chicago breaks 72-year snowless record

Cap-and-trade really works! Continue reading California faces epic cold snap

“The White House and the Energy Department say all clean energy loans and grants were decided on the merits” — the merits of political contributions, that is. Continue reading Firms Sue Energy Dept, Claim Cronyism in ‘Green Car’ Loan Program

“With $1.4 billion in help from American taxpayers, Nissan has begun assembling its electric vehicle in Tennessee. It had better use some of the money to buy a large parking lot to store all those unsold cars.” Continue reading IBD: Electric Cars Don’t Sell But Let’s Build More Anyway

“Regardless, all NCDC temperature proclamations must be taken with a large grain of salt. Here’s why.” Continue reading Harris & Ball: 2012 probably not the hottest on record, after all

In D.C., we have a believer, the ancient Bob Ryan. Continue reading Your weatherman probably denies global warming

“Eastern Russia is so freezing — minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and counting — that the traffic lights recently stopped working in the city of Yakutsk.” But if it was CO2-caused global warming, Eastern Russia ought to be warmer. Continue reading NYTimes: Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide