Live Blogging: White House Energy Forum - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

11:50 a.m.: Cathy Zoi of the Department of Energy challenges the (friendly, invited) audience to go beyond the cheery atmospherics of what she called “an evidence-based revival meeting” and propose ways to convince more Americans that the country is on the cusp of a new industrial revolution.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Baucus balking at Senate cap-and-trade bill

...Baucus’ early objections present a formidable political problem for Boxer and Kerry. They need to sell their plan as a moderate version of Waxman-Markey, which the House passed in a hurry in July. If Baucus considers it too radical, it will have everyone else’s antennae up and create a lot more scrutiny for Boxer-Kerry. After the fight over health care, Baucus knows exactly what that means, which makes his opening gambit a little more interesting.

INHOFE EPW RAPID RESPONSE: NO COLLAR

Sen. Boxer claimed that the Kerry-Boxer bill has a “soft price collar” to help contain the costs of the bill. However, as the chart below shows, as constructed, the collar will not protect consumers, because it will always be higher than the program is estimated to cost. The collar has a built-in formula in which the price cap increases 5% - 7% plus inflation each year. In effect, the collar price becomes too high too fast to provide relief: $50 by 2020, over $100 by 2030, and higher from there.

The Mighty Danish Wind - William Tucker - Planet Gore on National Review Online

In reality, only 10 percent of consumed electricity comes from wind. More than half of wind’s production is dumped into Sweden, Norway, and Germany at bargain prices. Meanwhile, Denmark has the highest electricity prices in Europe. Niels Gram of the Danish Federation of Industries says, “Windmills are a mistake and economically make no sense.” Aase Madsen, the Chair of Energy Policy in the Danish Parliament, calls it “a terribly expensive disaster.”

Copenhagen Climate Treaty 1.0: 'To avoid dangerous climate change and build climate resilience, the way society is structured will need to change fundamentally' | GORE LIED

To avoid dangerous climate change and build climate resilience, the way society is structured will need to change fundamentally – from investment patterns to development programs. This cannot be accomplished by a fragmented set of existing institutions.