A new MIT study — from a group that is very sympathetic to carbon regulatory policies — documents how inefficient vehicle fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards are. Continue reading Everybody Agrees that CAFE Standards Are Inefficient
Month: March 2013
Largest solar firm in turmoil; Suntech racked by reduced demand, fraud
The shares fell 3.8 percent to $1.16 at 10:21 a.m. in New York. Continue reading Largest solar firm in turmoil; Suntech racked by reduced demand, fraud
Greens accuse State Dept of relying on industry consultants for Keystone XL analysis
But ICF International is also a contractor for EPA. Continue reading Greens accuse State Dept of relying on industry consultants for Keystone XL analysis
Memo to Nuclear Industry: Knock off the warmism
I’m all for nuclear power until the industry pulls this crap. Victims of junk science should know better than to victimize others with junk science. Continue reading Memo to Nuclear Industry: Knock off the warmism
Who Should Control the World’s Water?
Central planners fret private ownership of water rights. Much better to have politicized gooberment? Continue reading Who Should Control the World’s Water?
Yale Alumni Magazine profiles Mann; Quotes Morano as saying ‘Mann is the embodiment of everything that is wrong with climate science today’
“Yale Alumni Magazine | The most hated climate scientist in the US fights back.” Continue reading Yale Alumni Magazine profiles Mann; Quotes Morano as saying ‘Mann is the embodiment of everything that is wrong with climate science today’
Why Paul Ehrlich and other Malthusians are always wrong
In The Australian this week [Ehrlich] and his wife Anne warned of “global disaster” if women didn’t stop having “large-scale families”. Continue reading Why Paul Ehrlich and other Malthusians are always wrong
Gore Effect: D.C. snowstorm scrubs global-warming hearing
“The snowquester has claimed yet another casualty: Wednesday’s House hearing on global warming.” Continue reading Gore Effect: D.C. snowstorm scrubs global-warming hearing
Hansen: You’ve got to ‘influence the nature of the measurements… so that the key information can be obtained’
It’s all about “appropriately” analyzing the data. Continue reading Hansen: You’ve got to ‘influence the nature of the measurements… so that the key information can be obtained’
NYTimes Public Editor: ‘Not convinced… environmental coverage will be as strong’ without recently-axed Green blog
This says something; the Green Blog’s editor has been reassigned to… the Culture department. Continue reading NYTimes Public Editor: ‘Not convinced… environmental coverage will be as strong’ without recently-axed Green blog
NYTimes expects EPA nominee to devise way of phasing out coal
“The bigger problem is what to do with existing plants, which provide a big chunk of the nation’s electricity and which cannot be shut down quickly or by fiat. Devising a gradual phaseout will require ingenuity and persistence in the face of what are sure to be strong legal and political challenges from industry.” Continue reading NYTimes expects EPA nominee to devise way of phasing out coal
Michael Mann’s ad hominem attack on Henry Payne
Here’s Michael Mann’s tweet: Continue reading Michael Mann’s ad hominem attack on Henry Payne