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Category: Climate & Energy
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Act 3: Global warming crusader
The Austrian Oaf is producing a documentary miniseries to air next year, called “Years of Living Dangerously,” brimming with Hollywood’s A-list –- from producer James Cameron to narrators Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Alec Baldwin. [Christian Science Monitor]
Watson: It’s too late to limit the world to 2°C of global warming
Good thing Climategate 2.0 showed (via Phil Jones e-mail) that the 2-degree goal was arbitrary. [QZ.com]
Monckton of Arabia
Lord Monckton goes to Qatar.
Quinnipiac Poll: Voters Don't Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change
Bill McKibben needs to work harder. Continue reading Quinnipiac Poll: Voters Don't Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change
Sen. Whitehouse Debunks Himself in Hysterical Anti-Denier Speech
“When the scientific research doesn’t work out for the skeptics, they turn to straw man arguments. One straw man is that extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, aren’t proof of climate change. Let’s be clear. No credible source is arguing that extreme events are proof that our climate is changing.” [Sen. Whitehouse web site]
CFACT: Environmentalist power trips harm poor countries
“The real danger is treaties, laws, regulations and taxes imposed in the name of preventing global-warming catastrophes that exist only in computer models, horror movies and environmentalist press releases. These political schemes will exacerbate and perpetuate poverty, disease, unemployment and economic stagnation. That is neither just nor sustainable.” [Washington Times]
UN chief: Extreme weather threatens human race
“[Climate change] is an existential challenge for the whole human race – our way of life, our plans for the future.” [Chicago Tribune]
College Pukes: Fossil Fuels = Apartheid
“Mr. Lawrence, the Swarthmore senior, said that many of today’s students found [the 1980s South African divestment campaign] inspirational because it ‘transformed what was seemingly an intractable problem.'” [New York Times]
Rep. McKinley Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Carbon Tax
“Given our current economic climate, this is the worst time to implement another tax on coal, oil and gas—industries that fuel our economy.” [McKinley Web Site]
So when would be a better time for a junk science-based carbon tax?
Global Gas Push Stalls: Firms Hit Hurdles Trying to Replicate U.S. Success Abroad
“Exporting the U.S. shale energy revolution overseas turns out to be far tougher than anyone expected—giving the U.S. a significant competitive advantage. Shale oil and natural gas have rejuvenated the North American energy industry and boosted the economy by supplying companies and consumers with cheap fuel. There are huge shale deposits outside of North America that global energy companies and governments are eager to tap. But oil companies are running into obstacles as they try to replicate the U.S. experience on other continents. The result is that significant overseas shale energy production could be a decade away.” [Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required]
