December 4, 2009 – 10:00 am
The Politico asks the question, “Have the Greens Failed?” After some yammer about reducing CO2 output, we get Yet as green activists converge on the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, their sense of disappointment is palpable, even with the eleventh-hour decision by President Obama to attend the summit on Dec. 9. What […]
November 18, 2009 – 6:09 pm
And I moved the fark out of California Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators adopted a first-in-the nation mandate to lower electricity demand. On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission on Wednesday required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in […]
October 21, 2009 – 8:13 am
Looks like the days of shooting flowers and hugs at the enemy might be coming sooner then we thought President Barack Obama signed an executive order earlier this month requiring federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction target within 90 days – and he followed up by asking  “our brave men and […]
October 20, 2009 – 9:38 am
You knew it had to come sooner or later For years, leading plaintiffs’ lawyers have promised a legal assault on industrial America for contributing to global warming. So far, the trial bar has had limited success. The hurdles to such suits are pretty obvious: How do you apportion fault and link particular plaintiffs’ injuries to […]
August 27, 2009 – 8:12 am
Simply shocking that there would be consequences, eh? More forests, deserts and grasslands in the U.S. will be used to produce energy under a proposal to cap greenhouse gases, an unintended consequence of efforts to fight global warming, according to a Nature Conservancy report. A bill that boosts energy from wind turbines and biofuels will […]
July 26, 2009 – 9:36 am
As people put up solar panels, whether for the energy savings or because they are barking moonbat climate changers, they could run in to a wee bit of a problem  Solar energy customers are worried a new fee proposed by Xcel Energy would punish new customers for getting solar panels.  The monthly fee, which would […]
July 3, 2009 – 9:34 am
Just remember what Obama said: Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. And, that is exactly what someone in the know thinks will happen Imagine your power bill going up by $200 a month. Progress Energy spokesman Mike Hughes said Thursday that it’s a possibility under President Barack […]
June 29, 2009 – 9:11 am
With the passage of the massively insane Waxman-Markey cap and tax bill, here are four questions to ask those who support it, particularly the politicians who voted for it and AGW leaders such as Al Gore 1. Did you read the bill before throwing your support behind it? Did you read the 300 page dead of […]
June 28, 2009 – 9:55 am
Who were the losers in the cap and tax bill? Anyone who pays an electric bill would likely feel the impact of climate legislation. Utilities will try to raise rates as they invest in cleaner-yet-more-expensive energy sources. Some have already announced plans to do so. Petroleum companies also may try to import more of their refined gas […]
June 26, 2009 – 9:02 am
Time and time again, I and others have pointed out that the whole anthropogenic global warming silliness is not about “saving the planet from mankind,” but about control. People might have believed in it a bit more if the people who pushed it the hardest weren’t the worst CO2 offenders, but, regardless, let’s ask John […]