June 15, 2012 – 8:55 am
For those who watched the new Dallas reboot (I didn’t. Wasn’t interested in the first, not interested in this one), did you catch the underlying theme? No? Well, let Time Magazines Ecocentric explain it In case you thought that the battle between big oil and alternative fuel had cooled down, Hollywood has proven that the […]
May 22, 2012 – 11:12 am
From the Department Of “Well, Duh!!!!” (UK Telegraph) Plans designed to help Britain “keep the lights on” while also hitting its climate change targets will be published in the Government’s long-awaited draft energy bill today. The proposals are intended to secure investment in clean energy generation methods to avert a looming gap in supplies as […]
May 14, 2012 – 2:48 pm
Buried over at the S.F. Chronicle Green vs. green: San Franciscans’ enthusiasm for going green with “clean energy” in their own homes appears to be about as flat as the economy. A recent poll of 3,500 residents by the city’s Public Utilities Commission found that 52 percent would probably stay with Pacific Gas and Electric […]
May 13, 2012 – 6:18 pm
This is what happens when Government attempts to create an industry where one doesn’t exist, and can’t survive on it’s own (NJ.com) The market that New Jersey officials set up to subsidize solar energy needs a rescue or there will be disastrous layoffs in the industry, business leaders, politicians and regulators say. Those in the […]
April 30, 2012 – 2:24 pm
A wind “power” doubleshot today.On the bright side, there aren’t that many wind farms (Reuters) Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research in the United States showed on Sunday, casting a shadow over the long-term sustainability of wind power. Researchers at the State University of New York at Albany […]
April 30, 2012 – 11:45 am
It should be noted, this is the view of the paper, not simply one pundits point of view, and the UK Telegraph, while employing a few Climate Realists, such as James Delingpole, and a willingness to provide alternate views, isn’t exactly right wing (UK Telegraph) Wind generation accounts for a tiny proportion of our electricity […]
April 19, 2012 – 7:49 am
Resident Grist Warmist David Roberts says this graph should “make your blood run cold” (via Tom Nelson) That’s from a new report — “Beyond Boom and Bust: Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence†— from folks at the Breakthrough Institute, Brookings Institution, and World Resources Institute. It’s a welcome and much-needed attempt […]
April 17, 2012 – 10:53 am
First Solar, a recipient of oodles of American taxpayer money, which is having lots of problems here in the US, and is being sued for deceiving the public, among others, is also having problems overseas (LA Times) First Solar Inc. is laying off 2,000 workers and closing its plant in Frankfurt, Germany, in response to […]
April 17, 2012 – 8:55 am
He also recommends you check your tire pressure to reduce your gas usage (USA Today) President Obama, facing political problems over high gas prices, will announce a plan today “to increase oversight and crack down on manipulation in oil markets,” the White House announced. “At a time when American consumers are feeling pain at the […]
April 12, 2012 – 12:09 pm
Actually, this is kind of a bummer: we do need to use more alternative energy sources. Most conservatives would agree. What we don’t agree with is how they have been pushed by liberal governments (Bloomberg) Global investment in clean energy dropped to its lowest since the depths of the financial crisis three years ago as […]
