Climate Costs: Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Second, while politically attractive, all the handouts do tend to undermine the environmental goals of the climate bill in the first place by insulating people from higher energy costs. As the EIA notes, “While this result may serve goals related to regional and overall fairness of the program, the overall efficiency of the cap-and-trade program is reduced to the extent that the price signal that would encourage cost-effective changes by consumers in their use of electricity and natural gas is delayed.”

Townhall Downfall: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) » The Foundry

The events afford citizens the rare opportunity to share their opinions directly with their elected officials. As this registered Democrat in Utica, NY, makes perfectly clear, he is unhappy with the way liberals have attempted to reorganize one-sixth of the entire American economy. “Why would you guys try to stuff a health care bill down our throats in 3-4 weeks when the President took 6 months to pick a dog for his kids?”

India Demands Global Support For Solar Energy Plan | ChattahBox News Blog

India (ChattahBox) - India has decided to go forward with their ambitious plans for creating 20GW of solar power by 2020. But the bill will be footed by everyone else.