A Mighty Windbag - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

The alarmist covens are hexing the New York Times’ John Tierney for citing criticism of environmental activist and failed prognosticator John Holdren as Obama’s chief science advisor, noted previously by Ed. How dare Tierney cite Holdren’s lengthy trail of hysteria and error (millions dead, spiking commodity prices, soaring temperatures, the usual) — and, worse, how dare he refer to the people making the claims? Doesn’t he know the alarmists don’t approve?...

By His Friends, Ye Shall Know Him - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

More cheerleading on the utterly inane nomination of John Holdren as the president’s chief science advisor, this time from the PR outlet called “DeSmogBlog,” which pumps out global warming hysteria and personal attacks — and which was, oddly enough, bankrolled by a carbon trader currently under the watchful eye of correctional authorities...

Energy Tribune - Polish Sausage: The E.U. Fails On New Kyoto Effort

Meanwhile, China is bringing online one coal-fired power plant a week. India is industrialising using coal-fired power. The World Bank has been investing in coal projects around the world during the last year. Clean or otherwise, King Coal is set to continue punching massive holes in global carbon emission targets. In a market where carbon prices have already collapsed, just imagine the scale of the carbon taxes for which these burgeoning state industries would be liable if a Kyoto model was adopted. All of which puts the E.U.’s paltry carbon cutting efforts in perspective.

For Kyoto-style accords to succeed, carbon emission targets must be binding and deals meaningful – and if not in an ideologically committed Europe then where? No wonder the E.U. and U.N. fear their over-weaning political ambitions through global carbon governance may, literally, be going up in smoke.