Category Archives: Energy

Climate Alarmists Dedicate Earth Hour To….Japanese Earthquake Victims

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese have been “celebrating” Earth Hour for weeks now, suffering with no power during cold weather and snow storms. They’ve already had to deal with the same climate morons blaming anthropogenic global warming for the earthquake and tsunamis, now they have to deal with people who voluntarily turn their lights off […]

Grist Climate Moron Tells Us Why Gov. Scott Walker Is Truly A Big Meanie

Nothing better for a Saturday morning than an unhinged leftist, except for an unhinged leftist climate moron Can you get much more low-down than Scott Walker and his cronies? It’s not enough that the Wisconsin governor stripped collective bargaining rights from unions in pretty much the slimiest way possible, or that important people who support […]

Say, What’s The Resale Value On A Nissan Leaf?

This should be good news to people who plan on spending $32,000 (before the federal tax credit). The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article up about the situation (via The Hockey Schtick) Pull the Plug on Electric Car Subsides [paywalled] Consumer Reports doesn’t have good early reviews for Chevrolet’s flagship entry into electric vehicles. […]

Huge Explosion At Japanese Nuclear Plant

Some sites, such as Stratfor, are irresponsibly terming it a “nuclear meltdown,” but, no official confirmation of that as of yet, though there are fears of it happening: Huge blast at Japan nuclear power plant A massive explosion has rocked a Japanese nuclear power plant after Friday’s devastating earthquake. A huge pall of smoke was […]

Sigh: UNC Goes Green For Graduation Gowns

There’s a reason I’m bringing this story up Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina’s aqua graduation gowns, he’s gone and given his alma mater’s regalia a “true Carolina Blue” makeover and used recycled materials in the process, too, according to UNC, via Ecouterre. Pointing out that regalia […]

Those Earthquakes In Arkansas? Yup, Linked To Big Oil

And, stick with me here, linked to globull warming. Now, Christopher Mims at Grist is very worried about the primarily natural earthquakes in the Arkansas region, a regions he points out that has had many, many earthquakes. In fact, the area is prone to huge earthquakes every couple hundred years or so. Ones that make […]

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 […]

What Say To A $40 LED Lightbulb?

This article is from back on the 17th, but Treehugger links it up today, with a survey, which we’ll get to in a few. Marc Gunther at Greenbiz asks Would You Buy a $40 Light Bulb? Maybe you should. This week, Philips Lighting said that its AmbientLED 12.5-watt bulb — which, just to confuse you, […]

Oh, Noes! Evil Girl Scout Cookies Killing Orangutans, Cause Climate Change

Those evil Girl Scouts are facing dissension in the ranks over the long term plans of Big Girl Scouts to kill all the orangutans and bury the world in globull warming created snow! Are Girl Scout cookies killing orangutans? It’s Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding other […]

Fish Wrap: Damned You Evil Republicans Who Want Dirty Air!

And by dirty air, they mean carbon dioxide, a trace gas that is necessary for life on Earth: Clean Air Under Siege Shortly after he entered the Senate in 2007, John Barrasso told his Wyoming constituents that the country’s biggest need was an energy policy to deal with carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. That […]

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