“A Chinese car parts maker has won the auction for bankrupt US battery maker A123 Systems, in a further success in international dealmaking for Chinese groups… In October, A123 – which was awarded a $249m grant from the US government – became the latest stimulus-backed company to file for bankruptcy, prompting a fresh round of attacks on President Barack Obama’s support for emerging energy technologies. [Financial Times]
It’s not easy to replace foam lunch trays with greener options, school officials say
“Max said he worries about the health repercussions of littering Earth with foam.” [Washington Post]… We suggest that Max develop an interest in a more important issue to his present and future — like our disastrous economy.
Chevron Aims at an Activist Shareholder
Chevron goes after a poseur-shareholder as part of a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit the company filed against an army of parties involved in bringing an environmental case against Chevron in Ecuador almost two decades ago. [New York Times]
Claim: Climate Skeptics Swayed by Consensus, Not Evidence
Don’t spit your coffee on your screen…. “Conservatives are less likely to accept the reality of human-caused climate science when presented with supporting scientific evidence. But tell them that 99 out of 100 climate scientists agree on the subject, and conservatives will be more likely to accept that humans are altering the climate, according to a new pilot study.” [LiveScience.com]
USDA to allow more meat, grains in school lunches
Please sir, I want some more. [AP]
But the Nazi doctor was a great guy?
A letter-to-the-editor in response to last week’s front-page Wall Street Journal article about a space medicine award being named for a Nazi researcher reveals that some people — a physician, in this case — apparently still don’t get it. Continue reading But the Nazi doctor was a great guy?
UN alarmists seek to make US liable for climate damages
“There has been a historic shift in the UN climate talks in Qatar, with the prospect of rich nations having to compensate poor nations for losses due to climate change.” [BBC]
“Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
There’s the science of man-caused global warming and there are the semantics of the issue. A major global warming talking point label begs for a deeper look into why it has every appearance of becoming an exceedingly inconvenient wipe-out, when it implodes under a simple exercise in common sense. Continue reading “Ocean Acidification”: A Sweet or Sour Talking Point FAIL?
Encana calls on EPA to abandon Pavillion test wells
“Hydrocarbons have always been there… That’s why we drilled there in the first place.” [Casper Star Tribune]
Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security
MoA speaks truth to hot air and corruption — and gets punished. Continue reading Monckton of Arabia disrupts climate conference, gets tossed by security
Inhofe: Obama Quietly Handing Over Billions of Dollars to the UN in the Name of Global Warming
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]