August 23, 2012 – 7:06 am
Sorry, Obama peeps, it does not include energy from unicorns and fairies (Washington Post) Mitt Romney on Thursday will outline a plan that he projects would achieve North American energy independence by 2020 by opening new areas for offshore oil drilling, starting in Virginia and the Carolinas, and by empowering the states to lease federal […]
August 21, 2012 – 12:33 pm
Jo Nova explains In June this year the UNEP report announced that Global Renewable Energy investment reached $257 Billion in 2011. It’s so large it rivals the $302 billion invested in fossil fuel power. But how much electricity do we get for all that money? When the details are pulled from the fog, a quarter […]
August 16, 2012 – 3:02 pm
Surprise! (WRAL) In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal. Many […]
August 11, 2012 – 11:47 am
Remember how they wanted every alternative type of energy? Well, they block transmission lines for the “clean energy” projects, block solar and wind projects, don’t like hydrothermal because of a raft of reasons, and now, geothermal is evil (Global Warming Policy Foundation) The most promising renewable energy of all is making pro-renewable Greens frightened and […]
August 10, 2012 – 1:58 pm
Don’t worry, the Solydra loan was a good bet (Business Week) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told President Barack Obama in mid-2011 that loans in the department’s clean-energy program were sound, two months before the bankruptcy of recipient Solyndra LLC. A draft prepared by Energy Department officials for Chu to brief Obama on June 27, […]
August 3, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Looks like the White House was warned about restructuring the Solyndra loan, which, if you remember, illegally subordinated the taxpayers, leaving them on the hook for the $535 million dollar loan, putting investors (many of whom were big Obama donors) ahead of the taxpayers (ABC News) Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails […]
August 2, 2012 – 11:56 am
I know, I know, you’re shocked! (The Hill) A GOP report shows that White House budget analysts had concerns about the financial risks of the Energy Department’s early 2011 restructuring of the federal loan for Solyndra, the solar panel company that collapsed last August, according to a news account. The Washington Post obtained portions of […]
August 1, 2012 – 9:23 am
I’m sure all Warmists will now refuse to use any power that comes from coal, right? (via Tom Nelson) (Informed Consent) Muller’s study analyzed all the weather data available since 1750 and found that the average temperature of the earth increase by 1 percent from 1750 to 1850, and has increased another 1.5 percent since […]
July 23, 2012 – 10:34 am
Great. Now we not only have to worry about mercury poisoning and crappy light, but skin cell damage (Examiner) Environmentalists have pushed to abolish traditional incandescent light bulbs, in order to reduce the amount of electricity needed to light up our homes. However, a small but vocal minority has insisted that the curlicue-shaped compact fluorescent […]
July 18, 2012 – 3:39 pm
Awesome, simply awesome (National Review) A report published by the DOE Office of Inspector General says the agency has been unable to locate $500,000 worth of equipment purchased with stimulus money. The $500,000 was part of a $2 billion Recovery Act dispersment given to the Advanced Batteries and Hybrid Components Program to “support the construction […]
