All time low temperature record for Illinois called into question by NWS citing lack of confidence in equipment is misguided « Watts Up With That?

With recent reports and concerns about global warming, it is of note that this comparison of “unofficial” data to the official observations show that instrumentation located only a couple hundred yards apart can give a notable temperature discrepance.

Heliogenic Climate Change: Democrat introduces bill to allow California and other states to set their own vehicle emission limits

The Big Three are already suffering from the unprofitable federally mandated CAFE standards which require them to make cars nobody wants and now if this becomes law they will be forced to make even smaller, more unsafe eco-box vehicles that no one will want or buy. This is ecotheist insanity. What happened to separation of church and state?

Wind Watch: Energy Is Now A Life & Death Matter

Imagine this scenario: pharmaceutical companies selling any drug they feel like, having no scientific testing to support their drug’s efficacy, making any claim that’s in their financial interest, and having no federal or state oversight (e.g. FDA) regarding any of these matters.

Would that make any sense at all? Would we consumers be healthier under that setup? Would you be surprised if bogus products proliferated? And despite platitudes like “consumer beware,” exactly how would citizens possibly be able to assess the merits of these specious claims in the highly technical area of modern medicines?

Well that is EXACTLY the absurd situation we currently have with electrical energy.