Senate GOP warns Obama not to link Keystone XL approval with climate measures

Too bad the warning isn’t really backed up by any plausible counteraction — except maybe filibustering that Gina McCarthy nomination to head the EPA. Continue reading Senate GOP warns Obama not to link Keystone XL approval with climate measures

Senate ‘hold’ remains on EPA nominee

Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt met with Gina McCarthy but nothing was resolved. Continue reading Senate ‘hold’ remains on EPA nominee

Study: Running shoes leave large carbon footprint

But Nike says, “reducing our own contributions toward climate change is a primary aim of our sustainability strategy.” Continue reading Study: Running shoes leave large carbon footprint

The Enviro-Fix Is In

Green groups and EPA get their way — and you pay. Continue reading The Enviro-Fix Is In

Plan to dramatically expand renewables in Europe fails

“The European Parliament yesterday (21 May) approved a non-binding resolution calling for a mandatory EU-wide share for renewables for 2030, but failed to set the target in the 40-45% range.” Continue reading Plan to dramatically expand renewables in Europe fails

Claim: Cheap shale gas bubble ‘will burst within 2-4 years’

EurActiv reports: Continue reading Claim: Cheap shale gas bubble ‘will burst within 2-4 years’

Bill McKibben: One degree of warming is ‘utter catastrophe’

But we are still here, Bill. Continue reading Bill McKibben: One degree of warming is ‘utter catastrophe’

Bill McKibben’s War Against Reality: ‘Completely false’ that planet has not warmed since 1998

From Bill McKibben’s interview with ABC-Australia: Continue reading Bill McKibben’s War Against Reality: ‘Completely false’ that planet has not warmed since 1998

Hansen puts solar panels on his barn roof to cut emissions

Wake us when he uses them to charge his Tesla tractor. Continue reading Hansen puts solar panels on his barn roof to cut emissions

Hansen knew it all along: Claims lack of global warming since 1998 is NO SURPRISE because of ‘natural variability’

From Hansen’s interview with Bloomberg: Continue reading Hansen knew it all along: Claims lack of global warming since 1998 is NO SURPRISE because of ‘natural variability’

Hansen craps on UN global climate treaty: “An approach that’s NOT going to work”

From a Hansen interview with Bloomberg News: Continue reading Hansen craps on UN global climate treaty: “An approach that’s NOT going to work”

UN: Global warming to worsen locust plagues

“Even if projections are still inconclusive, history tells us that locusts have braved previous climatic changes, and humans need to prepare.” Continue reading UN: Global warming to worsen locust plagues