June 20, 2013 – 8:21 am
Alternate headline: Obama readying plan to artificially raise your electricity costs and the costs of everything else by executive fiat (NY Times) President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one likely […]
June 14, 2013 – 8:49 am
In other words, hold onto your wallets, as Obama speaks to people whom which he wants to provide open wallets (Bloomberg) With his administration under pressure from environmentalists to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project, President Barack Obama plans to unveil a package of separate actions next month focused on curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. […]
June 11, 2013 – 2:56 pm
An important question an enviroweenie/Warmist wants answered from Grist (because your average E/W doesn’t seem to have the brainpower to do the Internet search themselves, so instead will ask someone else to do the work, thereby increasing the amount of energy needed to find the answer) Ask Umbra: Can my bicycle power my toaster? How […]
June 11, 2013 – 11:33 am
I mentioned back on May 31 that North Carolina was looking to slap some extra taxes and/or fees on people who drive hybrids and electric vehicles (Chevy Volt’s and Nissan Leafs would be in this category). Fox News noticed what NC is looking to do, and mentions (on their front page) the whole “fair share” […]
June 5, 2013 – 4:27 pm
This picture comes from page 193 of The Mad, Mad, Mad World Of Climatism by Steve Goreham (I plan on writing a review as soon as I am done. Getting close. Taking my time. Make sure to get your own copy) (Click the photo for large view via Photobucket) Notice the overall power comparisons, especially […]
May 31, 2013 – 4:23 pm
About as you’d expect (via Tom Nelson) (Wind Concerns Ontario) An “opinion†piece in the Toronto Star written by Kris Stevens of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) and Gillian McEachern of Environmental Defence (ED) extolls the wonders of the captioned Act on its fourth birthday. They ramble on about what it has done for […]
May 31, 2013 – 12:55 pm
Gee, who would have seen this coming? (via GC from Raised On Hoecakes) (News 14) North Carolina drivers who use hybrid cars could end up paying for it in the long run. State lawmakers in the Senate have proposed drivers pay an additional fee if they drive a hybrid or electric car. They are the […]
May 11, 2013 – 12:42 pm
Sucks to be a condor, which is a federally protected bird on the endangered animals list, listed as “critically endangered”, being one of the world’s most rare birds. There’s only around 226 left in the wild (LA Times) Federal wildlife officials took the unprecedented step Friday of telling private companies that they will not be […]
May 10, 2013 – 7:52 am
Don’t worry, Obama’s cool with this, it’s Someone Else’s money, and he can always get more (Institute for Energy Research) Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the list of loan guarantee projects on its website. Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over 10 years by directing taxpayer […]
April 30, 2013 – 8:46 am
This is the logical extension of “smart grid” policies (UK Daily Mail) Fridges and freezers in millions of British homes will automatically be switched off without the owner’s consent under a ‘Big Brother’ regime to reduce the strain on power stations. The National Grid is demanding that all new appliances be fitted with sensors that […]
