Energy Tribune- China And The “Deniers”: Why Climate Change Issues Are Problematic for the Chinese

Meanwhile, the Chinese media has begun reporting on alternative theories about the climate, including the possibility that global cooling has begun. This group of theorists, led by well-known Russian astronomer Habibullo Abdussamatov, suggests that solar radiation will reach a low value by about 2041 and that global temperatures will decrease by about 1 to 1.5 degree C over the next 50 years before temperatures start warming again. Abdussamatov’s research is similar to that of Qian Weihong of Beijing University, who expects that global temperatures will decrease continuously until 2030 and then a warming period will ensue in about 2060.

The stunning errors by the IPCC, the global cooling theories, and the inability of the Chinese to collect their own data have left them bewildered, particularly given their aggressive economic development plans. Add in the fact that China has been hit by record cold this winter, and the quandary becomes yet more apparent.

DRUDGE: COURIC FACES PAY CUT; DEEP LAYOFFS HIT CBSNEWS

"She makes enough to pay 200 news reporters $75,000 a year!" demands a veteran producer. "It's complete insanity."

Greg Mankiw's Blog: The Sorry State of Cap-and-Trade

I am sympathetic to the idea that the value of some emission allowances should be used to compensate some families, communities, and businesses as the system ramps up. But studies have repeatedly found that such compensation would require only a fraction of the overall value of the allowances. There should still be plenty of room for allowances that are ear-marked for deficit reduction. [What?! Shouldn't the government use all the bags of climate swindle cash in the desperate fight to save our grandchildren from Co2-induced hellfire?]

Wind Power in Europe Grows, but Credit Remains Tight - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

The association reported that 39 percent of all new capacity installed last year was wind power. Runners-up were natural gas, which accounted for 26 percent of new capacity, and solar photovoltaics, which accounted for 16 percent.

The capacity factor of wind power « lightbucket

A wind turbine’s ‘rated’ capacity is its maximum power at an optimum wind speed. This is the value commonly quoted for a wind farm’s ‘installed capacity’. How does this compare with the wind farm’s average power output?
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The total energy contribution from wind power remains very small. The total global wind power output in 2005 was 11.6 GW [12]. This is only as much as four large coal-fired power stations.