Category: Climate & Energy

“Australia’s landscape soaked up a third of national carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels over the past two decades, a CSIRO assessment has found.” Continue reading Australia: Plants soaked up a third of greenhouse gases

“The science fiction of attempting to actually control global climate through impractical energy policies will simply leave us hungry and freezing in the dark.” Continue reading Tom Harris: Climate fear-mongers’ blind faith in suspect and shoddy science

“Mr. Chu is a famous scientist — and thus an expert on everything. Inevitably, Secretary Chu fell for one con after another.” Continue reading Terry Scanlon: ‘Steven Chu is no Ben Franklin’

“The only explosions heard at the Michigan factory that was supposed to be producing electric car batteries came from the employees who have been playing video games like “Call of Duty” at taxpayer expense… Continue reading $142 million green energy grant used to play video games, cards

“Some market players have expressed concern that the $16 million mistake overstated the real demand for carbon permits and set the price for carbon artificially high (“settlement” price of the first auction was about nine cents higher than the $10 floor price). It was a gaffe that ensured the auction would sell out, and a “hitch” that was never made public by regulators.” Continue reading Mistake in First California Carbon Auction Raises Questions About Secrecy

“Faced with demands that are excessive and not based on reality or the merits of the case, we are going to trial.” Continue reading BP to fight government’s ‘excessive’ demands over Deepwater oil spill

” The Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration is jointly funding the TransWest Express line with the expectation of becoming a 50 percent co-owner when it is complete. And the Interior Department has agreed to expedite reviews of some of the projects.” Continue reading Taxpayers to pay for Wyoming windmills to power So. Calif. homes

The EU would argue that the manipulation worked since the price didn’t drop to zero. Continue reading Carbon Prices Drop — Despite EU Vote to Prop Up Prices

But “we’re not alarmists.” Continue reading Congresswoman: Global Warming ‘Will Destroy’ Maryland

No doubt this is just propaganda meant for consumption by US policy makers. Alarmists can now say, “See… even China has a carbon tax.” Meanwhile, China does business as usual. Continue reading China to introduce carbon tax — or a carbon hoax?

180 million years ago is just like the 21st century? Continue reading Jurassic records warn of risk to marine life from global warming

Civil theater, not civil disobedience. Continue reading Lights, Camera, Action: DC Police, Hansen collude for fake arrest at Feb. 14 White House climate protest