“In the Bay Area as in much of the country, the green economy is not proving to be the job-creation engine that many politicians envisioned. President Obama once pledged to create five million green jobs over 10 years. Gov. Jerry Brown promised 500,000 clean-technology jobs statewide by the end of the decade. But the results so far suggest such numbers are a pipe dream,” reports the New York Times. Continue reading NYTimes: Green jobs = Pipe Dream
EPA files legal brief on endangerment finding
EPA filed its legal brief this afternoon with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit defending its December 2009 decision that CO2 emissions threaten public welfare. Here is the EPA’s summary of its argument: Continue reading EPA files legal brief on endangerment finding
Swiss catch Italy cheating on Kyoto?
Switzerland says that Italy is emitting 10-20 times more of the “potent” greenhouse gas trifluoromethane (HFC-23) than the Italians officially report. The Swiss observe, “International agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) basically have one snag: it is almost impossible to independently verify whether participating countries abide by the agreement.”
New urban air pollution problem: Dog poop
Bacteria from dog fecal material may constitute the dominant source of airborne bacteria in Cleveland’s and Detroit’s wintertime air, says a new University of Colorado Boulder study. Continue reading New urban air pollution problem: Dog poop
Arrogant Obama blows off farmer worried about pending regulations
The Community Organizer-in-Chief is oddly unfamiliar with constituent services. Continue reading Arrogant Obama blows off farmer worried about pending regulations
Enviros debunk themselves on ozone, employment
Give me ozone or give me a job. Continue reading Enviros debunk themselves on ozone, employment
Rick Perry: Climate scientists 'manipulated data' for 'dollars rolling in'
GOP presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry told the Dallas Morning News that “there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they would have dollars rolling in to their projects. We’re seeing it almost weekly or almost daily, scientists who are coming forward and questioning the original idea that manmade global warming is what is causing the climate to change. The cost to the country and to the world of implementing these anti-carbon programs is in the billions if not in the trillions of dollars.” Perry said he would refuse to regulate greenhouse gas emissions based on questionable research.
Politico misleads readers with smog pic
Is it really that hard to find a photo of manmade smog? Continue reading Politico misleads readers with smog pic
New global warming scare: Suicidal walrus stampedes
Forget the polar bear. Walruses may soon become the new global warming poster child. Continue reading New global warming scare: Suicidal walrus stampedes
GOP tricked in budget deal: Climate aid hidden in Defense budget
Climate war veterans will remember that President Obama promised at the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference to contribute to a $100 billion fund for third-world kleptocracies. Soon after, though, Secretary Clinton backed away from the promise because of budget concerns. Continue reading GOP tricked in budget deal: Climate aid hidden in Defense budget
EPA to resurrect cap-and-trade through its ozone standard?
Exelon’s John Rowe, the “Carbon Bandit” may be back for another cap-and-trade raid on taxpayer and ratepayer wallets courtesy of the EPA’s imminent ozone standard. Continue reading EPA to resurrect cap-and-trade through its ozone standard?
Hillary in 2012?
We’re not political prognosticators, but this one is irresistible. Continue reading Hillary in 2012?