Richmond County Daily Journal - ‘Green jobs’ lose their luster in Lexington

A layoff in Lexington appears to contradict President Obama’s initiative to generate employment through increased green energy production.

Officials blame bad timing for the decision to cut jobs at PPG Industries, a Pittsburgh-based specialty products manufacturer that supplies to the wind energy industry. The company announced Friday that 110 of the 420 employees at its Lexington fiberglass plant will be let go by June 30.

Climate change is focus of college symposium

Dr. Pearl, who took over the reins in her dual administrative and academic role at Stony Brook Southampton in March, explained that the effects of global warming on the health of humans can be observed, literally, in the backyards of homes on Long Island.

She pointed to the recent appearance of the West Nile virus, a disease that is primarily transmitted through mosquitoes. When the temperature rises and there are fewer birds in the area, which the mosquitoes prefer to bite, the disease is more apt to spread among humans.
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Stony Brook Southampton professor James Quigley noted how, for many years, special interest groups tried to deny the existence of global warming, preventing action from being taken sooner. “They could slow down and misinform the public,” he said.

In his closing remarks, Dr. Htun said the dialogue has shifted in recent years from whether or not global warming exists, to how bad the damage is and what can be done to stop it from escalating even further. “The question is not whether or not we believe there is climate change,” he said. “The question is to what extent are human beings the cause.”

Australian Climate Madness: Clinton: the new King Canute

Climate changes, that's what it does. Trying to stop it is nonsensical. Adaptation is the key. But you can't expect governments to pass up the opportunity to tax people out of existence, can you?