Your Dot: Climate Concerns - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

Len Arends:

Why I take human-accelerated global warming seriously …

• The “hockey stick” record of temperature change remains valid despite an intense, decade-long critical assault. This is the linchpin: if the difference between pre-industrial and modern temperatures is not as dramatic as this analysis indicates — i.e. if modern GLOBAL temperatures are comparable to those of the Medieval Warm Period (named for a REGIONAL phenomenon) — then there is little need for urgency.

Home Charging for Electric Vehicle: Costs Will Vary - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com

But Richard Lowenthal, chief executive of charging company Coulomb, said those home wiring upgrades could increase charger installation to as high as $10,000 “if new service and panels are needed.” He put the average cost of a charger at around $2,000, but consumers won’t necessarily be paying it.  Many battery E.V.’s will come with charger installation as part of the deal, Mr. Lowenthal said. Plug-in hybrids, with electric motors complementing gas engines, may put chargers on the option list, he said.

Quotes of the Day: Stephen Conroy on Lateline | Australian Climate Madness

The hypocrisy is breathtaking. Why did the ABC take TGGWS apart, and yet never raise a finger to the partisan, innaccurate propaganda film An Inconvenient Truth? Where were the round table discussions picking that apart, Tony? No, wait. You've already explained. TGGWS doesn't represent the views of the ABC, because AIT does, right?

We, The People EPA - Investors.com

Regulation: The New York Times says the EPA should use its authority to regulate our very breath if a Democratic Congress isn't "goaded" into action. Whatever happened to government of the people?

It's been a pattern of this administration that if the American people are adamantly opposed to it, ram it through anyway. So it's been with the health care overhaul, offshore drilling restrictions and now the Environmental Protection Agency threatening to become the uber-regulator of the air we breathe.