Category Archives: Energy

German City Looks To Sic Green Police On Citizens

Why? They might dare to use electric heaters in order to ward off the cold weather caused by “climate change” (No Tricks Zone) Most of us already suspect that environmentalists are dictatorial wolves dressed in the democracy sheepskin. Despite all the lip service they pay to justice and liberty, they are really all about state […]

Oops: $2.3 Million Wind Turbine For VA Sits Idle

At one time I was a big supporter of wind power. I thought it was absurd that Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, and others were blocking the Cape Wind Project. Then the reality of these projects started coming out. Expensive, low return on investment, low return on power, they only work during certain times, and, hey, […]

NY Times: Let’s Beat Putin With Climate Change Action!

No, seriously, this is Thomas Freidman’s big idea From Putin, a Blessing in Disguise The Space Race and the technologies it produced weren’t purely an offshoot of the U.S.-Soviet missile competition, but they were certainly energized by that competition. Well, if we’re going to go at it again, this time I want an Earth Race. […]

Poll: Majority Support Keystone XL

As usual, the hardcore enviro-weenies/Warmists are on the wrong side of the debate (Politico) Nearly two-thirds of Americans back the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, according to a new poll. Sixty-five percent of Americans say Keystone should be approved and 22 percent are opposed, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Republicans […]

SCOTUS To Hear Arguments On EPA “Climate Change” Power Grab

This could be a big, and game changing, case, one which could place limits on the ever-expansive role of not just the EPA, but other federal agencies and the Chief Executive (CNS News) The Obama administration is squaring off at the Supreme Court with industry groups and Republican-led states over a small but important program […]

Good News: EPA Clean Coal Rule Could Skyrocket Energy Prices

Sounds like a great idea! (Daily Caller) An Obama administration official has said that the new clean coal rules could increase electricity prices by as much as 80 percent. Dr. Julio Friedmann, the deputy assistant secretary for clean coal at the Department of Energy, told House lawmakers that the first generation of carbon capture and […]

Ted Cruz: Enviroweenies Should Love Keystone XL

A nice bit of mental jujitsu, but Ted forgets that Keystone XL isn’t about environmentalism: it’s a cause celebre with the “climate change” cult, and they will not let go (especially as they drive their fossil fueled vehicles to the protests) (ABC News) If you love the environment, Sen. Ted Cruz says you should love […]

Obama To O’Reilly: I’m Waiting For John Kerry’s Approval On Keystone XL

He’s simply running the clock out, as well as highlighting his pitiful leadership skills (Fox News) President Obama told Bill O’Reilly Monday on “The O’Reilly Factor” that he was waiting to get an official recommendation from Secretary of State John Kerry before proceeding with the Keystone Pipeline. Obama also took issue with the number of […]

Good News: Wind Farms Get A Pass For Killing Eagles

So far, I can’t find any environmental groups, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, NRDC, Earth First, etc, who are outraged by this. Some link to news articles, but have offered no articles themselves (USA Today) The Obama administration said Friday it will allow some companies to kill or injure bald and golden eagles for up to 30 […]

Man With Largest Footprint In The World* Touts His Clean Energy Agenda

I’ll give you a moment to stop laughing and clean the tears from your eyes….ready? With Obamacare imploding around his ears, with the deficit continuing to skyrocket, with record debt, record numbers of people out of jobs in the long term, historic numbers of Americans giving up on getting a job in despair, running without […]

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