“After lithium-ion batteries caught fire on Boeing’s new Dreamliner, stories popped up about how dangerous they are. Turns out they’re the same kind of batteries President Obama is forcing into U.S. cars.” Continue reading IBD: Boeing Battery Fires Highlight Folly of Obama’s Electric Car Push
Category: Climate & Energy
Paris to Dim Lights to Fight Carbon, Light Pollution
Russia exploring plans for domestic carbon market
Union of Climate Socialist Republics on the horizon? Continue reading Russia exploring plans for domestic carbon market
Hagel’s other label: Anti-green
“Chuck Hagel’s battled some ugly labels in recent months, like anti-gay, anti-Israel and anti-nukes. Now he faces another one: anti-green.” Continue reading Hagel’s other label: Anti-green
MOJO: The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking
Fracked nitrogen fertilizer. Continue reading MOJO: The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking
Maryland Guv: ‘Climate change is not an ideological issue any more than gravity is’
“It is physics, pure and simple…” — from his State-of-the-state speech. Continue reading Maryland Guv: ‘Climate change is not an ideological issue any more than gravity is’
Al Gore cites China’s cap-and-trade system
A fledging one between a couple provinces that it was paid $750,000 to set up. Continue reading Al Gore cites China’s cap-and-trade system
Schwarzenegger lauds Austria’s environmental record ahead of launch of climate change project
In case you were wondering where he was… Continue reading Schwarzenegger lauds Austria’s environmental record ahead of launch of climate change project
Global warming hits Corpus Christi – 90 degrees in January!
But it hit 91 in 1971… about 75 ppm CO2 ago. Continue reading Global warming hits Corpus Christi – 90 degrees in January!
Mali War Against Islamists Halts Climate Adaptation Projects
The UN pulls Kyoto funding from Mali. Continue reading Mali War Against Islamists Halts Climate Adaptation Projects
‘Republican’ Inglis pushes carbon tax
“When you mention ‘carbon,’ conservatives break out in hives,” he jokes, “and when you say ‘tax,’ they go into anaphylactic shock.” Continue reading ‘Republican’ Inglis pushes carbon tax
Nat’l Wildlife Fed: ‘Climate change is the biggest threat wildlife will face this century’
“Though animals have adapted to natural climate variation since the beginning of time…” Continue reading Nat’l Wildlife Fed: ‘Climate change is the biggest threat wildlife will face this century’