April 19, 2014 – 7:37 am
Remember when the decision on Keystone XL would be in “months”? That was a few months ago. And the decision is to ….. punt. Here’s our Decider-in-chief (Politico) The Obama administration says it is indefinitely extending its long-awaited review of the Keystone XL pipeline — providing a Good Friday jolt to one of the president’s […]
April 18, 2014 – 8:19 am
Providing loans for renewable/alternative energy programs would, in a sane world, be a good idea. Unfortunately, as we saw with the previous loans, they were politically motivated and were wasteful (Reuters) The U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday unveiled a plan for up to $4 billion in loan aid for renewable energy companies to help rejuvenate […]
April 12, 2014 – 6:59 am
Anyone surprised? (Fox News) Facing the Obama administration’s so-called “war on coal,” some utility officials are warning that fewer coal-fired power plants could leave the U.S. power system vulnerable to blackouts in the near future. The officials warn that intense summer heat or extreme winter cold could soon be too much for the system to […]
April 11, 2014 – 2:33 pm
This just goes to show that Warmists never give up on a good meme, they just keep recycling it. In this case, out to the Philippines CLIMATE CHANGE ALERT | Leaving your TV set on ‘standby mode’ is hurting the environment MANILA – Want to help the environment by bringing down your carbon footprint? Here’s […]
April 11, 2014 – 7:51 am
This is the most simple of things: approve or disapprove the Keystone XL pipeline. Obama put off any decision for the politics of the 2012 elections. Report after report, including the most recent one, give a thumbs up to the pipeline. So why not just make a decision? (The Hill) White House press secretary Jay […]
April 5, 2014 – 6:57 am
More mission creep, more highhanded government causing problems for citizens (Fox News) A federal proposal requiring more efficiency from wood-burning stoves has ignited a debate between the Obama administration and lawmakers who oppose the new regulations, arguing the rules impose an unfair burden on people in remote areas. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule changes […]
April 3, 2014 – 4:56 pm
This is obviously going to cause much freakout in Warmist World, where they expect Someone Else to pay up (Bloomberg) A fiscal year 2015 budget plan developed by House Republicans aims to reduce funding for federal climate change programs. The House fiscal 2015 budget resolution, released April 1, proposes to cut overall spending on the […]
March 29, 2014 – 8:29 am
Obama has a “carbon footprint” estimated, conservatively, to be 41,000 metric tons. That’s the equivalent of the footprint of 2200 Americans. Of course, that was in 2009, when he hadn’t sent his wife, kids, and dogs on separate flights on their way to vacations. This is a man who will take a fossil fueled flight […]
March 28, 2014 – 2:48 pm
This is the way Warmists roll (CBS News) The Secretary General of the United Nations toured Greenland on Wednesday for an up-close look at the impacts of climate change. “I am deeply alarmed by fast-moving glaciers and by the fast-melting ice cap which raises the sea level, which affects the whole international community’s environmental system,” […]
March 28, 2014 – 11:15 am
There are many reason why wind projects can fall off the edge of the map. One is that people generally support these projects, until they are going to be build near where they live and/or can see them. Remember, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, along with John Kerry, fought hard against the Cape Wind Project. […]
