UK: Alarmists take time out of their busy day to save the planet

Some members of the group spelt out 'flying kills' in coats, scarves and an umbrella on the floor.
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'We are talking about the future of the planet. We have all got much better things to do than come to the airport, but this is important and we have come here because the Government has not listened.'

Stim and vigor | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist

And in his Saturday radio/YouTube address, Obama said the plan would create nearly half a million jobs through clean energy investments, including doubling the amount of renenwable energy used in the country and retrofitting the majority of federal buildings. "These made-in-America jobs building solar panels and wind turbines, developing fuel-efficient cars and new energy technologies pay well, and they can’t be outsourced," said Obama (who still hasn't explained exactly why wind turbines and solar panels can't be constructed elsewhere).
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Meanwhile, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair James Oberstar (D-Minn.) -- who will likely have plenty of say in what the House package will look like -- is floating a stimulus proposal that would provide $85 billion for infrastructure investments, with more than half going to energy and environmental projects. The plan would put $12 billion toward state clean-water bonds, $14 billion to environmental infrastructure, and at least $17 billion to mass transit. Of that, $12 billion would go to public transit, and $5 billion for rail. Another $30 billion would go to highways and bridges.

Oberstar noted that his plan "creates green-collar jobs and invests in projects that decrease our dependence on foreign oil and address global climate change."