New National Climate Assessment Report Due Today

Meet the third report; same as the second report. Continue reading New National Climate Assessment Report Due Today

Nissan’s In Hot Water With Leaf Owners In Hot-Ass Arizona

EV batteries don’t stand up to the heat. Continue reading Nissan’s In Hot Water With Leaf Owners In Hot-Ass Arizona

Washington Free Beacon: the ‘believe-it-or-not inaugural meetings of the progressive Democracy Initiative’

A must-read piece by Matthew Continetti, stemming from – of all places, Mother Jones – on how Greenpeace and other progressives want “… to change the rules of the game so that greens and unions can push their agenda….” Continue reading Washington Free Beacon: the ‘believe-it-or-not inaugural meetings of the progressive Democracy Initiative’

Energy From Wind Turbines Actually Less Than Estimated?

“The spreadsheet levelized energy cost analyses prepared by IWT project developers, currently based on 25 year useful service lives, should be revised to 17 years, to better reflect the real world, rather than the “Alice in Wonderland” world.” Continue reading Energy From Wind Turbines Actually Less Than Estimated?

China Working to Cut Idled Wind Farm Capacity, Official Says

If you don’t pay me, I’m not going to use it. Continue reading China Working to Cut Idled Wind Farm Capacity, Official Says

Japan seeks to reverse commitment to phase out nuclear power

“But the return to office last month of the conservative Liberal Democratic party (LDP) under Shinzo Abe effectively killed off the idea of a non-nuclear Japan.” Continue reading Japan seeks to reverse commitment to phase out nuclear power

The Australian: Climate results validate sceptics

“It is in part why “global warming” has been strategically rebranded as “climate change”: to overcome a conundrum that global temperatures have not followed a linear increase in a way that lobby groups find easy to explain.” Continue reading The Australian: Climate results validate sceptics

Chicago breaks 72-year snowless record

The old record was set 72 years ago. Continue reading Chicago breaks 72-year snowless record

California faces epic cold snap

Cap-and-trade really works! Continue reading California faces epic cold snap

Firms Sue Energy Dept, Claim Cronyism in ‘Green Car’ Loan Program

“The White House and the Energy Department say all clean energy loans and grants were decided on the merits” — the merits of political contributions, that is. Continue reading Firms Sue Energy Dept, Claim Cronyism in ‘Green Car’ Loan Program

IBD: Electric Cars Don’t Sell But Let’s Build More Anyway

“With $1.4 billion in help from American taxpayers, Nissan has begun assembling its electric vehicle in Tennessee. It had better use some of the money to buy a large parking lot to store all those unsold cars.” Continue reading IBD: Electric Cars Don’t Sell But Let’s Build More Anyway

Harris & Ball: 2012 probably not the hottest on record, after all

“Regardless, all NCDC temperature proclamations must be taken with a large grain of salt. Here’s why.” Continue reading Harris & Ball: 2012 probably not the hottest on record, after all