Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Greentech Media: IEA: Climate Change Could Double Energy Bills Without [Climate Swindle] Action
That projection is based on the idea that a business-as-usual scenario will see countries continue to use increasingly expensive fossil fuels for most of their power generation needs. The IEA projects, for example, that oil prices will reach $100 per barrel by 2015 and $190 per barrel by 2030, Reuters reported.
Baucus wants border measures in climate bill | GlobalWarming.org
These endorsements could portend a carbon tariff push in Copenhagen when world climate pukkas gather on December 7, 2009. Luckily for people in the U.S., it’s not likely that a newly minted global warming bill will be in their pockets.
Heliogenic Climate Change: Behold the face of a true believer
"Enviropath Bill McKibben ticks the boxes:

Demented end-of-species, end-of-world claims: tick
Non-blinking stare of the Holy Believer: tick
Three layers of clothing due to the, er, heat: tick"
Two More Inconvenient Voices at the EPA » The Foundry
Zabel has first hand experience with cap and trade, overseeing California’s cap and trade and offsets programs. Apparently, this was the problem according to the Wall Street Journal’s Keith Johnson. He writes, “One EPA official said that the agency’s response wasn’t due to the content of the attorneys’ writings, but to the way they highlighted their EPA experience in making their arguments.”

But isn’t Zabel exactly the type of person who should be warning us about the inefficiencies of a cap and trade system. Wouldn’t you want to utilize his highly specialized knowledge and experience?

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