Tea Party Environmentalism — MasterResource

The North Idaho environmental plank strikes me as about half of the Tea Party equation. It seeks sensible environmentalism based on critical thinking skills and a demand for honest science, including full transparency in the scientific discussion (think the failures exposed by Climategate). That’s fine as far as it goes, but there is another step the Tea Party wants to take, even if they haven’t made much noise about it yet.

They want officials who have the courage to look Big Green in the eye and say, “No you can’t.”

Moralizing Twaddle: James Hansen’s Vision of Presidential Greatness — MasterResource

Hansen unwittingly reveals himself to be a liberal Democrat. That does not discredit his argument, of course, but it should make us skeptical when he presents himself as a non-political Mr. Science.

Climate Research News » New Report Reveals Impact on Jobs of Climate Change Policies that Push Up Energy Prices

Adding 70 percent to business electricity bills will mean fewer jobs. Energy costs are a big part of many manufacturing firms’ costs and an increase in those costs will make it harder for them to keep up with competitors abroad.

- Bishop Hill blog - Russell inquiry can't report the truth

David Holland emails with the amazing news that the Russell panel is unable to publish his submission because of fears of claims of defamation claims.

[Oregon governor seems to back away from that whole "grandchildren dying in CO2-induced hellfire" thing]

At a Eugene lecture on climate change on Wednesday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski sought to sidestep skeptics by framing the discussion around energy independence and social equity.