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 […]
April 24, 2013 – 11:58 am
And the Warmists lose yet again (Yahoo News) A new poll released this week by Nik Nanos, a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, revealed that the majority of Americans and Canadians feel that the energy security that could be provided by the Keystone XL pipeline is more important than […]
April 24, 2013 – 7:24 am
The CBS article is entitled WH knew electric car maker Fisker was faltering: AP. Not sure that they can say that the White House knew, the provide no information on that, but the DOE certainly knew Newly obtained documents show the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive […]
April 23, 2013 – 3:16 pm
As Steven Milloy points out Grist reports that solar workers now outnumber coal miners. Coal provided 42% of U.S. electricty needs in 2011. Solar provided 0.2% of global electricity needs in 2011. You do the math. The math says that coal provides 210 times more power with fewer employees. The math also says that the […]
April 9, 2013 – 1:54 pm
Anyone surprised? No? (CNS News) A Pittsburgh, Pa. solar energy company has shut its doors four years after receiving nearly $10.2 million in tax credits from the Obama Administration as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Flabeg Solar U.S. Corp., a $30 million solar plant located near the Pittsburgh International Airport, opened its doors […]
April 9, 2013 – 9:21 am
While they do get paid a bit more in the “green” economy, a much lower percentage are working in the “green” economy. Supposedly, there are 3.4 million “green” jobs (school bus drivers, scrap metal workers, employee at a bike shop, and, yes, even an oil industry lobbyist) out there, but…. (Climate Progress) ….the green sector […]
April 6, 2013 – 8:32 am
Another “green” company to add to the list of Obama green failures (h/t Dana) (The Hill) Fisker Automotive, a federally backed maker of plug-in hybrid cars, laid off 75 percent of its workers Friday as it struggles to stay afloat and find new capital, according to press accounts. Fisker drew $193 million of a $529 […]
March 15, 2013 – 8:55 am
Once again he’s on the campaign trail for his “green energy” meme (Washington Post) The pitch President Obama will make as he visits the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago Friday involves a bit of policy jujutsu: let’s take the money we make by producing oil to stop using it altogether. Sequester? What Sequester? […]
