Apocalyptic certainty may make you feel good, but there are people on this planet other than yourself « The Thinkers’ Podium

A scientific view of climate change doesn’t brook certainty. There are several models of climate change out there all waiting to be falsified and replaced with another. Science isn’t apocalyptic in the way that Compass describes even when it does project environmental catastrophe (note the word “project” not “predict”.)

Of course, one can still be apocalyptic about climate change. Some green romanticists do hold on to a given projection (or a distorted version thereof) as if it were gospel truth (ain’t no such thing).

Because they care deeply about CO2?: THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS SUPPORTS GREEN JOBS IN LOS ANGELES

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is committed to taking these issues head on. As experts in the production, installation and distribution of energy across America we are dedicated to ensuring our country and our community is powered by renewable energy. As President Obama stated in his speech, investing in clean technology creates much needed jobs now, while combating global warming - a threat so dangerous we can no longer wait to address it.

Barely a puff from wind energy -Times Online

Sir, Brett and Jill Kibble (letter, Feb 12) highlight the environmental impact of wind turbines in areas of outstanding natural beauty. It is also important to highlight the performance of turbines throughout January and during the recent adverse weather period when energy demand has been very high.

A little over a week ago, Britain’s fleet of coal-fired power stations supplied 50 per cent of the nation’s electricity, up from their average 35 per cent. Gas-fired stations supplied 31 per cent and nuclear stations supplied 16 per cent. While coal plants were being ramped up to shoulder the lion’s share of our electricity demand during the prolonged cold snap, wind energy provided only 0.4 per cent of our total demand. There were periods in January when wind hardly registered at all.