Cap and trade all about appearance

Cap and trade may happen in the US, though not as quickly as Obama would like. A US-Canada scheme makes sense if it is going to happen, but the compromises and trade-offs required to get this law on the books will probably limit its impact on CO2 emissions. It will become more about appearances than reality. What it will not do is have real impact on the climate.

Stephen Murgatroyd is a consultant in innovative business and education practices with a PHd in psychology.

Lots of fossil fuel burned for Catlin's anti-fossil fuel crusade

...Given the increased flying time and necessary additional fuel stop, clear weather is required in a total of 7 locations over a duration of approximately 12 hours, to enable the re-supply flight to make the round trip from its original destination of Resolute, via Eureka, and a mid-ocean fuel stop before touching down beside the Ice Team.
Retracing the route, the weather must be clear in each of the same locations for the return trip.
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“I’ve separated our food out”, says Daniels, “and we have enough for 7 days each on a ration of 1000 calories, with a very small amount to keep us going after that. We’re not using a lot of energy because we’re tied to sitting by the runway, so although we’re hungry, we’re ok”

Metro - Christopher Monckton on Waxman and Markey's intense fear that five minutes of climate realism would undermine their climate scam legislation

[3] What would have been your case against global warming?

I had been told I would only be allowed five minutes — Gore took 20, despite strict committee rules, which his fellow Democrats did not choose to enforce against him. So my testimony [would have been] very short. I concentrated on explaining that none of the doom-and-gloom predictions that had been made had come to pass.