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Dining with the Green Glitterati

wyeatman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:01:25 -0800

It may be a dirty world, but under the glittering chandeliers of the Waldorf-Astoria's grand ballroom, more than 500 guests at a black tie $1,500-a-plate banquet last week were told they could sup with a clean conscience. The occasion was a "green" dinner, devoted to celebrating "climate heroes." Carbon offsets had been purchased for their travel to the event.

Clean Energy Confronts Messy Reality

wyeatman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:38:55 -0800

President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to promote clean and renewable energy, reiterating this week that his "presidency will mark a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change."But the nation's power companies suddenly are struggling to turn that promise into reality.

EU Certain To Miss Key Climate Deadline

wyeatman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:16 -0800

EU countries may agree before the end of the year on the basic principles and structure of an agreement on the European Commission's energy and climate package, but it is unlikely that a deal will be finalised, an ambassador of one of the bloc's 27 member states told EurActiv.

The Great Energy Delusion

wyeatman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:53:50 -0800

During the early 1970s we were told by the promoters of nuclear energy that by the year 2000 America’s coal-based electricity generation plants would be relics of the past and that all electricity would come from nuclear fission. What’s more, we were told that the first generation fission reactors would by then be on their way out, replaced by super-efficient breeder reactors that would produce more fuel than they were initially charged with.

Book Review: An Appeal To Reason

wyeatman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:35:40 -0800

Nigel Lawson, chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher, and author of three books--including his essential account of the Thatcher years, The View from No. 11: Memoirs of a Tory Radical--had trouble finding a publisher for his most recent book, An Appeal to Reason, which casts a skeptical eye on global warming.

Germany Backs Off EU Climate Policy

wyeatman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:30:36 -0800

Italy and Germany agree that measures to cut greenhouse gases shouldn't weigh on the economy, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference Tuesday, indicating government support for tough new measures in Europe is waning.

Green Hysteria Loses

wyeatman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:01:57 -0800

Last Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court overturned a 9th U.S. Circuit injunction prohibiting certain Navy training exercises in the Pacific Ocean. The decision was a big win for the Navy and for America´s national security interests.

Why Voters Didn't Go Green

wyeatman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:04:39 -0800

Economists often talk about "revealed preferences." If Uncle Stu says that he wants to watch his weight but continues to gorge himself like a wild boar, it's clear that his preference to eat outweighs any desire to drop a few pounds.

Film Makers Take on GW Hysteria

wyeatman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:27:38 -0800

A new Irish film claims that climate change guru Al Gore is an alarmist and that those who think they are saving the planet are only hurting the poor

Put Global Warming on “To-Do” List

wyeatman — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:21:15 -0800

Fellow Canadians, it's time to start thinking of "fixing" global warming the same way we do "ending" child poverty. Or "settling" native land claims. Or "shortening" medical wait times.

Big Carbon Footprint at Schwarzenegger’s GW Summit

wyeatman — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:18:45 -0800

His conference, announced six weeks ago, itself will be a sizable source of the gases blamed for contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Green Jobs Costly for Michigan

wyeatman — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:55:54 -0800

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has been drinking the "green jobs" Kool-aid, recently announcing that she is creating an energy department and naming an energy czar to pursue "alternative" energy and "create thousands of jobs." Yet in these times of economic distress, the governor's priorities are misplaced.

Tactics of Global Warming Alarmists

wyeatman — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:44:05 -0800

ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Greenpeace calls him a climate criminal, but some think Chris Horner is the only one uncovering the truth about global warming. His new book, "Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmist Use Threats, Fraud and Deception to Keep You Misinformed." That's what it's called. Horner warns of the alarmist green agenda, which he claims may reach new heights under the new administration

Obama's Looming Energy Disaster

wyeatman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:36:58 -0800

I subscribe to an Internet newsletter called Energy Central and the news is getting more depressing every week. Every time I scan the headlines I realize I'm looking at another piece of a gathering energy debacle.

Green Energy Investment Falls Sharply

wyeatman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:55:54 -0800

Investment in low-carbon technologies is suffering its first reversal after several years of record growth, as the financial crisis dims the sector’s prospects.

Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions

jwalsh — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:11:16 -0800

The president-elect has said, for example, that he intends to quickly reverse the Bush administration's decision last December to deny California the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles. "Effectively tackling global warming demands bold and innovative solutions, and given the failure of this administration to act, California should be allowed to pioneer," Obama said in January...Before the election, Obama told others that he favors declaring that carbon dioxide emissions are endangering human welfare, following an EPA task force recommendation last December that Bush and his aides shunned in order to protect the utility and auto industries.

A New Dawn

wyeatman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:57:59 -0800

Most generations face large and daunting challenges. But few generations have the promise of leadership that could address them rationally. Fortunately, President-elect Obama is uniquely positioned to achieve such a feat and help the world solve some of its most entrenched issues.

Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Can't Work

wyeatman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:40:05 -0800

It would indeed create jobs, but it would do so by killing other jobs. Is that really what Americans want?

CA Renewable Energy Initiatives Defeated

wyeatman — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:14:59 -0800

Not entirely unexpectedly, two California initiatives that would have substantially expanded the state’s clean-energy profile — but which opponents argued were ill conceived — foundered at the polls on Tuesday.

Obama’s Energy Plan May Be Curbed, But Not Halted

wyeatman — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:21:09 -0800

President-elect Barack Obama promises a bold energy plan to develop green technology, slash oil imports from unfriendly nations and tax more of the profits of oil companies, but the cost of the Wall Street bailout and an expected U.S. recession may impede his efforts.