G8 leaders - 'arrogant' arbiters of global thermostat (OneNewsNow.com)

A leading skeptic of "manmade global warming" says Group of Eight leaders have embraced a new movement he calls "climate astrology."

President Obama and other Group of 8 leaders promised Wednesday they would keep temperatures from rising more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 Celsius) above average levels of more than a century ago. They also agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

Marc Morano, executive editor of ClimateDepot.com, says it is ridiculous for the G8 leaders to believe they have the power to turn up or down the earth's thermostat.

"This is the height of arrogance," he exclaims. "This is the madness of our age that world leaders, including our own president, can go up there with a straight face and act as though they can control the earth's thermostat -- act as though they control nature."

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Dana Perino, Former White House Press Secretary:

Reading articles about climate change sometimes makes me want to bang my head against the wall. I often wonder if someone has poured amnesia inducing pills into the drinks of unsuspecting reporters.

We Know What You Are — Now We Are Haggling Over the Price | Coyote Blog

I predicted the climate bill would likely pass the House as Obama and Co. would happily pull out the checkbook to spend taxpayer money to bribe Representatives to pass his legislative agenda...

 L.A.’s “coal free” vow scuttles Utah power-plant expansion

Plans for a new coal-fired power plant in central Utah were canceled after the city of Los Angeles — the plant’s biggest power purchaser — signaled its intention to be “coal free” by 2020.

Tax credits old hat: Green power gets cash up front « Green Hell Blog

So-called “clean energy” projects no longer need to be operational and produce income to get taxpayer subsidies.

The Departments of Energy and Treasury announced yesterday that $3 billion worth of stimulus funds will be paid directly to clean energy developers in exchange for foregoing future tax credits, according to a report in Restructuring Today (July 10).

Harkin: House climate bill unfair to Midwest

(MCT) — [Dem.] Sen. Tom Harkin reaffirmed his support for climate change legislation Thursday, but said the Housepassed Clean Energy Act disproportionately hurt some Midwest states.