Heliogenic Climate Change: Cap-and-tax = wealth redistribution, no emissions reduction

Maryland will take $70 million it receives by charging utilities for carbon emissions to help low- income residents pay power bills, breaking with neighboring states that [claim they] will use the revenue to lower energy use.

Kicking the Tires: Obama’s $285 Million Car-Buying Spree - Environmental Capital - WSJ

In terms of savings, though, the plan is on shakier ground. For $285 million, the government will save only about $2.6 million per year in gasoline bills. On fuel-economy alone, the purchase will take a while to pay for itself.

The environmental benefits aren’t cyrstal-clear, either. The White House says it’ll save 13,000 tons of carbon-dioxide emissions. That has a dollar value, just not a big one—about $182,000 at projected prices for emissions under the Obama administration’s cap-and-trade plan.

From the Arctic: Odd stuff from a guy who's trying to convince us that the world is overheating

"Sun, I love you like never before. Sweat, you are my sworn enemy. I will do everything in my power to stop you. Sun, glorious orb in the South and now the North as well, you brighten up the tent so that we don't need headlamps anymore. Sun, you highlight the ice chunks on the horizon like a beacon and make navigation so easy. You warm up the tent so nice. You relax my muscles. You make breaks enjoyable for 10 minutes. You give me energy when you shine 24 hours straight. Sun, you dry my sleeping bag a little bit. And sun, you melt the icy, frosty bits from my facial hair..."

CO2 limits Steamboat Springs snowfall to barely over 33 feet this winter

Steamboat Springs — Skiers and snowboarders here are carving up the last frosting this weekend on a season that has seen more than 400 inches of snow — just the seventh time that has happened at the Steamboat Ski Area since 1980.