“NYSE Euronext will close a European carbon-trading exchange following a decline in trading and a series of scandals that rocked the region’s emissions market in recent years.” [Wall Street Journal]
Category: Climate & Energy
Steyn: Mike’s Nobel Trick
“A week ago, Michael Mann accused us of damaging his reputation – and seems to have made it a self-fulfilling prophecy. A week ago, he was a “Nobel prize recipient”. Now he’s not. Great work, Mike!” [Mark Steyn, National Review]
Curry to Mann: [Steyn lawsuit] is not going to turn out well for you
“JC message to Michael Mann: Mark Steyn is [a] formidable opponent. I suspect that this is not going to turn out well for you.” [JudithCurry.com]
Michael Mann’s False Nobel Claim
“This morning, I called the Nobel Committee in Norway and asked whether Michael Mann had won a Nobel Peace Prize. The answer was a pretty emphatic ‘No.'” [Charles C.w. Cooke, National Review]
Case closed: Obama green jobs program a failure
“President Obama’s green jobs training program, which was part of his stimulus, has failed on most key jobs measures, according to a new internal audit that found it was training workers who already had jobs that didn’t need green energy skills, and was failing to place new enrollees in jobs once they finished the training. Continue reading Case closed: Obama green jobs program a failure
Professor Mann claims to win Nobel Prize; Nobel Committee says he has not!
“Michael Mann has never been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” [Examiner.com]
Climate scientist Michael Mann sues over comparison to child molester
Controversial climate scientist Michael Mann, who helped raise global warming’s profile by representing temperatures as a rapidly escalating “hockey stick,” has filed a defamation lawsuit against skeptics at the National Review and the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Mann said statements by the two organizations that compared him to convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky were offensive and defamatory, and called them the latest in a series of attacks he and other climate scientists have faced.[FOXNews.com]
Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released… and here is the chart to prove it
The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week. [Daily Mail]
Virginia judge covers up for Mann, UVa
Arlington Circuit Court Judge Paul Sheridan ignores the facts and law, and renders an embarrassing decision. [Washington Post]
Upton: Solyndra and Keystone pipeline present stark choice for U.S.
“An imposing wall prominently divides the visions of President Obama and congressional Republicans when it comes to economic growth and creating jobs. Solyndra is on one side and the Keystone pipeline is on the other.” [Rep. Fred Upton in the Washington Times]
Ten Lessons of the Solyndra Failure
“Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s “No More Solyndras Act,” H.R. 6213. The legislation was authored by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), drawing upon the lessons of the committee’s investigation into the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra, the California solar panel manufacturer that ultimately went bankrupt last September.” [House Energy & Commerce Committee Blog]
Russia will not cut emissions under extended Kyoto climate pact
“Russia confirmed on Thursday it would not make cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 under the U.N.’s Kyoto Protocol, joining Canada and Japan in rejecting an extension of the plan for fighting climate change.” [Reuters]