Supposed conservative Steve Steckler wants to rein in private sector, not government spending. Continue reading Fifth Column of the Day: The Conservative Case For A Carbon Tax
Category: Climate & Energy
Solar development absorbing Calif. farmland
Who needs food? Continue reading Solar development absorbing Calif. farmland
UK: Foreign firms’ ‘£100bn wind farm subsidies’
“Energy companies from Europe, the US and China will receive more than £100 billion in subsidies from British consumers to pay for a new generation of offshore wind farms, it was claimed last night.” Continue reading UK: Foreign firms’ ‘£100bn wind farm subsidies’
The giant footprints of wind projects
“I don’t understand the rush to green-light big-wind projects in Vermont, unless it’s driven by subsidies and tax breaks that are untenable, or by a concern that Vermonters might discover the emperor has no clothes.” Continue reading The giant footprints of wind projects
Falling EU carbon price should inspire greater mitigation efforts
Except that emissions are increasing and EU carbon prices are low because the market is failing, not because it’s inexpensive to reduce emissions. Continue reading Falling EU carbon price should inspire greater mitigation efforts
A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal
“2012 was an extreme year for wildfires, and overall fire season now lasts about 75 days longer than forty years ago.” Continue reading A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal
With Brown out, GOP mulls Romney energy
Well, better Mitt than Ed Markey. Continue reading With Brown out, GOP mulls Romney energy
Enviros accuse FedEx, Home Depot, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Wells Fargo of funding ‘deniers’
If only they would join the WINNING team! Continue reading Enviros accuse FedEx, Home Depot, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Wells Fargo of funding ‘deniers’
Rhode Island gets 250K to fight climate change
So the Dept. of Health can respond to climate change — sounds like pork to us, Sen. Whitehouse. Continue reading Rhode Island gets 250K to fight climate change
Warm-o-drama: Ohio State researcher willing to lose grants to ‘escalate’ climate alarm
Jason Box suffers from Greenland Warming Syndrome. Continue reading Warm-o-drama: Ohio State researcher willing to lose grants to ‘escalate’ climate alarm
Climate change: The next civil rights battle
“Because humanity should not be held hostage by a profit-obsessed fossil-fuel cartel.” Continue reading Climate change: The next civil rights battle
Climate Action ‘Could Halve Energy Firms’ Worth’
“Oil and gas multinationals could lose up to 60% of their market value if the world cuts its carbon emissions to limit climate change, according to the world’s second-largest bank.” Continue reading Climate Action ‘Could Halve Energy Firms’ Worth’