Unplugged: Republicans "Gaining Traction" For 2010? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

"The midterm elections are going to be a referendum on Obama and the Democratic Congress and I think public opinion is trending in the direction of Republicans right now," Mackowiac argued.

Asked why, the Republican said it is because "you are seeing Democrats overreach on climate change and health care."

OfficialWire: Former White House Legal Advisor David Rivkin says Unilateralism won't work

India and China have both refused outright to accept mandatory emissions caps. During the last presidential campaign, we were told that if the U.S. only “set an example” through tough carbon-related mandates, other major emitting nations would swiftly follow. This “leadership by example” argument was reinforced by the claim that it would be possible to use carbon tariffs to compel such countries as might be insufficiently inspired to adopt carbon-related mandates of their own.

These claims have been swiftly disproven.

It Depends on What the Meaning of the Word ‘Exceed’ Is - Drew Thornley - Planet Gore on National Review Online

EL must be confusing capacity (i.e. energy-production potential) with generation (i.e. actual energy output).

Talk About Being Windy - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online

Enormous wind capacity installed! Ok, so the "wind carpet" (see Fig. 3 and you'll see why that description is apt) — first installed at the best locations mind you — offers a "load factor" (in short, how often they work), of a rib-splitting . . . wait for it . . . 20 percent.

Have Renewables Really Eclipsed Nuclear Power? - Environmental Capital - WSJ

In the electricity business, nuclear power’s importance is unchanged—it provided 21% of America’s juice in the first four months of 2009, topped only by coal (46% of the mix). Natural gas provided 20% of American electricity.

What about renewables? Overall, about 10% of U.S. electricity. But the vast majority of that comes from big hydroelectric plants—7%. Wind power, despite its exponential growth in recent years, still accounts for just 1.8% of U.S. electricity.

And solar power? For all the buzz, it’s still a minnow—accounting for 0.015% of America’s electricity generation so far this year.