Quake Threat Leads Swiss to Close Geothermal Project - NYTimes.com

A $60 million project to extract renewable energy from the hot bedrock deep beneath Basel, Switzerland, was shut down permanently on Thursday after a government study determined that earthquakes generated by the project were likely to do millions of dollars in damage each year.

Green fantasies / Governor ignores anti-AB 32 evidence - SignOnSanDiego.com

This is nuts. But it is also consistent. Schwarzenegger’s argument boils down to the absurd idea that it benefits the economy for energy to cost more. This is a parallel argument: Increased costs benefit businesses.

Commuhagen « the Air Vent

Lord Monckton presentation on Commuhagen and climategate.

The big money of climate science highlighted by Climategate and Copenhagen

One only has to look at all of the events taking place to see that the science is hardly the main event. From star studded dinners and music concerts to fashion shows it is a circus like environment with climate science as an afterthought.

What is the cost for the summit? According to Britain’s TaxPayers’ Alliance, a conservative estimate is an astounding $215 million. That includes the Danish government’s budget and the cost of participating governments to send 15,000 delegates but it does not include the cost of literally hundreds of “side-events” and exhibits.

Copenhagen climate change [hoax] conference: protests and art installations - Telegraph

Activists from the World Wildlife Fund present a performance in Copenhagen in which they try to resuscitate Planet Earth

[Lieberman throws "cap and trade" under the bus] - washingtonpost.com

"You remember the artist formerly known as Prince?" Lieberman said. "This is the market-based system for punishing polluters previously known as 'cap and trade.' "

Instapundit » Blog Archive » CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: The New Socialism. This time, without Reagan and Thatcher to beat it back. “…

I’d take them more seriously if they had any proposals that didn’t transfer wealth and power to . . . them.