“Absent a moratorium and reform, Interior is poised to approve 3.5 billion tons of new coal mining, which would be an unprecedented expansion of federal coal extraction. DOI cannot facilitate these massive extraction projects without undermining President Obama’s commitment to address climate change.” Continue reading Obama’s think tank presses Interior Secretary for coal lease moratorium on federal lands
Houston Chron blogger attacks Apollo-era NASA officials for saying climate change research ‘corrupted’ by politics and special interests
“The bottom line for me is that I wouldn’t ask a climate scientist to launch me into space, and I wouldn’t ask a rocket scientist to program the dynamical core of a global circulation model.” Continue reading Houston Chron blogger attacks Apollo-era NASA officials for saying climate change research ‘corrupted’ by politics and special interests
Study: China represents 68% of increase in global CO2 emissions, India 8% from 2000-2010
Flashback: The 1997 Byrd-Hagel Resolution against the Kyoto Protocol was based on the omission of developing countries from emissions limits. Continue reading Study: China represents 68% of increase in global CO2 emissions, India 8% from 2000-2010
Greenpeace summarizes the evolution of ‘Born Wrongborg’
“I must admit being somewhat jealous of Bjorn Lomborg. Here’s a man who has managed to create not just a successful career, but something of a global media empire, off the back of nothing more than being consistently and publically wrong.” Continue reading Greenpeace summarizes the evolution of ‘Born Wrongborg’
Boo-Hoo: Eco-terrorist whines about deprivation of rights while on parole; But no remorse for property rights he torched
Convicted felon Daniel McGowan describes his eco-arson as mere “environmental activism.” Continue reading Boo-Hoo: Eco-terrorist whines about deprivation of rights while on parole; But no remorse for property rights he torched
Enviro: Keystone XL to ‘speed up’ Dust-Bowlification of Canada — RealityDrop: Tar sands represent 0.2% of global greenhouse emissions
Joe Romm whines that Canada has left the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is Canada, “home of the Dust-Bowl-accelerating tar sands.” Continue reading Enviro: Keystone XL to ‘speed up’ Dust-Bowlification of Canada — RealityDrop: Tar sands represent 0.2% of global greenhouse emissions
Enviros worry Obama selling them out on fracking rules for fed lands
“What we see is every step of the way, these rules are getting weaker.” Continue reading Enviros worry Obama selling them out on fracking rules for fed lands
Sen. Joe Manchin behind EPA retreat from coal plant GHG rules?
“This is pure speculation” — Sen. Joe Manchin. Continue reading Sen. Joe Manchin behind EPA retreat from coal plant GHG rules?
Report: Construction pay seen rising as much as 30% from Keystone XL — Is that better than a free Obama phone?
Note: Under the enviro plan, no one makes any money at all. Continue reading Report: Construction pay seen rising as much as 30% from Keystone XL — Is that better than a free Obama phone?
79-year old Oklahoma woman arrested for chaining herself to Keystone XL pipeline excavator
“Green Hell” discusses the green tactic of grandmothers trying to block bulldozers. Continue reading 79-year old Oklahoma woman arrested for chaining herself to Keystone XL pipeline excavator
Defeatist: Oil & Gas Journal editor predicts enviros will succeed against Keystone XL pipeline
The depressing conclusion from editor Bob Tippee. Continue reading Defeatist: Oil & Gas Journal editor predicts enviros will succeed against Keystone XL pipeline
Canadian enviros propose to tax tar sands out of existence
By 2020, tar sands production would either be carbon emissions-free or producers would be paying $100 per ton of emissions. Continue reading Canadian enviros propose to tax tar sands out of existence