As Solyndra showed, in the real world, Obama’s policies cause losses to taxpayers. [Politico]
Egg McMugged: 'Breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a bun'
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Gore on Sandy (the storm, not a masseuse): 'A disturbing sign of things to come'
“Dirty energy makes dirty weather,” says the dirty hypocrite. [AlGore.com]
Oops: Harvard affiliate apologizes for promotion of "weak" study
“A Harvard-affiliated hospital is backing away from its decision earlier this week to promote a paper linking the artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer, now saying the evidence was ‘weak.'” [Reuters]
GOP senator would likely oppose potential Romney EPA chief nominee
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is signaling that fealty to former President George W. Bush’s administration does not guarantee a potential senior nominee a clear path through Senate confirmation.
Vitter told Greenwire last week that James Connaughton, Bush’s former head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, would not get his support to be Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator. [The Hill]
Bill McKibben: As dumb and desperate as they come
No explanation necessary…
A Modest Hurricane Proposal for Honoring Climate Change Deniers
Tropical Storm Milloy? [Huffington Post]
RFK Jr: 'Sense of entitlement' builds 'eco-friendly' mansion
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his late wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, didn’t pay a penny for the high-end kitchen appliances, dual-flush toilets, solid brass and zinc faucets, hardwood flooring and hypoallergenic rugs when they created their eco-friendly Westchester mansion. Even the bamboo hangers and the cleaning products were free — a $1.3 million bonanza of swag.
Now five months after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide at the sprawling estate in Bedford, her husband is set to make a windfall.” [New York Post]
NYSE Euronext to Shut Carbon-Trading Exchange in Europe
“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]
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]