Daily Archives: March 12, 2013

Socialist Worker Not A Big Fan Of Cap And Rebate AGW Scheme

March 12, 2013 – 3:25 pm

Why, because only 3/5ths of the money goes back to the people. The article actually provides a pretty good explanation of how the Boxer/Sanders legislation would work (I’ve got it somewhere back in the archives, too), then we get (Socialist Worker) But Boxer and Sanders undercut the “fee-and-dividend” plan in a crucial respect: Their legislation […]

By William Teach Posted in AGW Idiocy, Global Warming, Liberal World 13 Comments

If All You See…

March 12, 2013 – 1:00 pm

…is an evil energy sucking smartphone, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Lonely Conservative, who notes that there’s no Sequester for White House big money makers.

By William Teach Posted in If All You See 3 Comments

Thomas Friedman: Warmists Should Go Crazy If Obama Approves Keystone XL

March 12, 2013 – 10:44 am

This op-ed piece came the day before the NY Times editorial board decided to say they can’t support Keystone (via The Hockey Schtick and James Taranto) No to Keystone. Yes to Crazy. I HOPE the president turns down the Keystone XL oil pipeline. (Who wants the U.S. to facilitate the dirtiest extraction of the dirtiest […]

By William Teach Posted in Climahypocrites, Global Warming, Unhinged Tools 5 Comments

Nanny Bloomberg Not Happy With Soda Ban Block, Vows More Nannyism

March 12, 2013 – 7:49 am

In case you missed it, a judge has struck down Michael Bloomberg’s big sugary drink ban, partly due to Bloomberg sidestepping the city council, partly because it was “arbitrary and capricious” in what was banned and what wasn’t. Bloomberg vows to fight the ruling, because NYC has absolutely no other problems (Newsday) New York City Mayor […]

By William Teach Posted in Barking Moonbats, Liberal World, Nanny State 6 Comments

Bummer: Green Cars Not So Green

March 12, 2013 – 6:52 am

I, and others, have posted material showing that electric cars and hybrids are not exactly environmentally nor hotcoldwetdry friendly. Here’s  another in the Wall Street Journal (h/t Dana) Bjorn Lomborg: Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret Electric cars are promoted as the chic harbinger of an environmentally benign future. Ads assure us of “zero […]

By William Teach Posted in Collapsing Science, Energy, Environment, Global Warming 1 Comment
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