Hit & Run > Conservation Theater - Reason Magazine

...So Massa wasted several times the amount of energy he needed for 300-mile trip . . . in order to make a point about the importance of conservation and alternative energy. Sadly, Rep. Massa's capacity for theater and obliviousness to reason likely means he's on his way to a very successful career in politics.

Shovel Ready Nation » The Foundry

One big worry for big government lovers who are pushing for Obama’s stimulus plan to include more government spending and less tax cuts is that “there’s a limited supply of ’shovel-ready’ projects that can be started soon enough.”

Thanks to mother nature this worry is now entirely misplaced. As the pictures below indicate there are thousands, if not millions, of shovel ready projects across the United States today. And when it snows again, all these jobs will be re-created all over. So hurry up Congress and get these shovelers some checks!!!

Vaclav Klaus and Gore to speak at same event!: Wall Street Journal Executive Conference “Eco:nomics” on March 6, 2009 in Santa Barbara

# 11:30 am The Flip Side
Is environmentalism a bigger threat to humanity than global warming?
Václav Klaus, President, Czech Republic and President, European Union

# 12:00 pm The New Inconvenient Truth
The economic crisis is killing the funding for a green revolution. How should eco-minded politicians and executives navigate this new reality?
Al Gore, Chairman, Alliance for Climate Protection [Via Marc Morano]