Category Archives: Environment

Flashback: Most Narcissistic President Ever Declares April 22nd Earth Day

The man is beyond belief. Via IBD, comes Obama’s proclamation. We’ll skip the self serving garbage, and get to NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 22, 2011, […]

UN Pushing For Massive Wealth Redistribution For “Green” Crap

I’d forgotten about this story, which I saw a few days ago at a different news outlet, till I was perusing the blogroll, and saw it over at the Lonely Conservative (Fox News) The upcoming United Nations environmental conference on sustainable development will consider  a breathtaking array of carbon taxes, transfers of trillions of dollars […]

Grist: “U.S. cleantech support about to fall off a cliff “

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 […]

Globull Warming Dead Last In Latest Gallup Environmental Poll

Most American’s couldn’t give a rats derriere about it (Gallup) Gallup asked Americans to say how much they worry about each of seven environmental problems. All show significantly less worry today than in 2000, when worry was at or near its high point for each item. The declines in concern about drinking-water pollution and air […]

Say, How’d Obama’s “Green” Jobs Program Work Out?

Yet another report that confirms the reality that Obama’s green jobs push was an utter failure (via The Lonely Conservative) (al Reuters) Three weeks ago, President Barack Obama stood in front of a sea of gleaming solar panels in Boulder City, Nevada, to celebrate his administration’s efforts to promote “green energy.” Stretching row upon row […]

Finally, Treehugger Has Their Annual Eco-cred Swimsuit Issue

We’ve all been waiting with bated breath! (Treehugger) Searching for the perfect swimwear can be a headache in and of itself. Add eco cred to the mix and it’s a migraine. Fortunately, we’ve done the work for you, and the result is a sizzling mix of the hottest sustainable swimsuits on the market. From sultry […]

Bummer: Renewable Energy Investment Plunges

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 […]

Massive Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against First Solar

The green boondoggles continue (NLPC) Securities law firms are lining up to get a piece of the action after a class action lawsuit was filed against federally subsidized First Solar, Inc., allegedly because the company failed to disclose the massive costs it was incurring due to defects in its solar panels, leading investors to believe […]

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) Terms EPA: “Employment Prevention Agency”

Hey, I like the EPA, it has a place and serves a purpose. Unfortunately, it has become entirely too political, it goes well beyond its purpose, and cares little for the people it hurts: Obama’s EPA as an Employment Prevention Agency (via Junk Science) President Barack Obama, in his recent “energy speech,” declared that a […]

Good News! Government Spends $10 Million To Stimulate a $50 Light Bulb

The same people who can afford to drive a Volt (and have the limo pick them up when it runs out of charge) will be the ones purchasing this idiocy (Washington Post) The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award, dubbed the “L Prize,” for any manufacturer that could create a “green” but […]

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