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Uncertainty is a key aspect in air pollution modeling. But modellers are just becoming more used to the idea of including model uncertainties in the resulting maps. It’s not easy to report that your validated model shows a twofold deviation from observed values, and that is current practice for most models. EU Directives established quality objectives as a measure of acceptable modelling results. For instance for PM10, the annual mean uncertainty limit is 50%.

Obama on the Cheney Energy Plan

Obama and McCain Respond to the Paris Hilton Energy Plan

UPDATE: McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds emails: “It sounds like Paris Hilton supports John McCain’s ‘all of the above’ approach to America’s energy crisis — including both alternatives and drilling. Paris Hilton might not be as big a celebrity as Barack Obama, but she obviously has a better energy plan.”

Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty: Barack Obama Supports Ethanol Subsidies, Promises to Starve Entire Third World

It has not even been six months since America's subsidization of ethanol turned into an abject disaster. Not only did it waste taxpayers' money on a product that cannot survive in the free market, it had the result of increasing the price of food everywhere and literally starving thousands of poor people throughout the world. Subsequently, one would expect removing all ethanol subsidies would be a nonissue; then again we have to remember that we are in an election cycle where all intelligent decisions get thrown out the window.