Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Czar: 'Spread the wealth! Change the whole system'
Just days before his White House appointment, Van Jones, President Obama's environmental adviser, used a forum at a major youth convention to push for what can easily be interpreted as a communist or socialist agenda.
[Of course it is]: Laughing Gas From Cow Manure Is a Major Warming Factor | 80beats | Discover Magazine
Just a few days ago, we wrote that laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has become today’s biggest threat to the ozone layer. So what’s the greatest source of nitrous oxide? Manure, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience.
[cartoon]: As the debate moves from health care to climate care…. « Climate Progress

C3: Obama & Democrats 'Cap & Trade' Plan To Enrich Big Biz and Special Interests: How Much?
Read here. If Waxman-Markey 'Cap & Trade' passes Senate, individual taxpayers (yes, you and me) will be involuntarily transferring our wealth to corporations (Duke Energy, GE, etc.) and special interests (i.e., foreign countries, community organizations and environmental groups) so they are properly "incentivized" to support the plan.
US agriculture interests split over energy bill - Yahoo! News
"These guys that are screaming that it's going to drive costs through the roof ... all of the credible economic research that's been done really disproves that," said National Farmers Union president Roger Johnson.

He also said that energy costs could soar even without the legislation and noted that global warming could wreak havoc on the food supply.

"All of the climate change research says we're going to see more flooding, we're going to see more droughts, we're going to see higher temperatures, we're going to see more pests, we're going to see more diseases," he said. "All of these things are going to require significant adaptation cost increases for agriculture."

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