Daily Archives: February 23, 2011

Hump-Day Globull Warming Snow Rule 5

Shocker! Renewable Energy Costs Too Much In California

I know, you’re shocked A new report [PDF] from a ratepayers advocacy group found that the price of electricity in 59 percent of renewable energy contracts signed by the state’s three big utilities exceeded the market price referent, or MPR for all you utility junkies. (snip) According to the report, 77 percent of the contracts […]

Wisconsin Assembly Pulls All Nighter, Democrats Become Snippy

In the real world, mom and dad (or kindergarten teacher) would put the Dems into timeout, asked them if they had been eating Playdo. Right now, the Wisconsin assembly is going strong into their second day of debate and votes, along with a filibuster and enormous amounts of amendments from Democrats, and, we have Capitol […]

Judge Upholds ObamaCare, Says Not Purchasing Insurance Is Commerce

Semantics, pure semantics A third federal judge upheld the constitutionality of the Obama health care law on Tuesday, reinforcing the divide in the lower courts as the case moves toward its first hearings on the appellate level. Judge Gladys Kessler of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia became the third appointee of President […]

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