Get [Allegedly] Smart: Team Obama’s $3 Billion Smart Grid Push - Environmental Capital - WSJ

And consumers aren’t totally convinced by the smart grid either. So far, smart grid pilot projects have offered more upside to utilities than their customers. In some places, such as California, folks are angry at higher power bills they blame on smart meters and the smart grid. Others worry about privacy issues: The essence of the smart grid is to have real-time information on how people use electricity, beamed wirelessly and automatically back to the power company.

YouTube - [How does this qualify as "debunking"]:  Kerry Debunks Inhofe's Cost Claims on Climate Change Legislation

Senator John Kerry today challenged Senator James Inhofe's claims that climate change legislation would be very expensive. "Are there some costs? Yes sir. There are some costs. But almost every study that looks at the costs, does not factor in...the cost of doing nothing. That's far more expensive for your folks in Oklahoma," said Kerry.

Environment Committee Republicans Ditch Climate Hearing - The Gaggle Blog - Newsweek.com

...this morning when Boxer opened the first of several high profile committee hearings to discuss the legislation, the benches on both sides were nearly full. But following the series of 5-minute opening statements by all members, there was a Republican exodus—one after another, all packed up their papers and walked out. It didn’t appear to be an organized movement of any kind, but was certainly noticeable by the rows of reporters in the room.

Senate Panel Begins Hearings On Climte Change Bill | AHN

Inhofe, who believes global warming is a hoax and who was chairman of the Environment panel under the Bush administration, touted the National Review's editorial on Tuesday saying, "Average global temperatures have actually fallen this decade even though CO2 emissions have continued to rise," and citing his efforts "to blow the whistle on the Democrats' strategy."