Lawrence Solomon: IPCC insider explains embarrassing disclosure that went viral | Full Comment | National Post

Judging from the reactions on the blogosphere, Hulme has embarrassed himself and his climate change colleagues, leaving him with two broad choices...

Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: IPCC Disinformation

Not only did the IPCC misrepresent the science of disasters and climate change, but went so far as to issue a highly misleading press release to try to spin the issue and put an unprepared IPCC WG2 chair on the BBC to try to defend the undefensible. I was promised a response from the IPCC to my concerns, a response that has never been provided.

Warning Signs: June 17, 2009: A World Afloat on an Ocean of Oil

If, however, you connect the dots, you will have noticed by now that America’s energy problems, namely the price of a gallon of gasoline or heating oil, is making everyone miserable thanks in great part to environmental legislation designed to make it impossible to access oil on both public and privately held lands. Then, just to make matters worse, the government requires that every gallon of gasoline include the additive, ethanol, which reduces its mileage and increases its cost.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » SHADY MANEUVERING: An Offer BP Couldn’t Refuse. “Last night on CNN former Clinton Administration m…

At the Financial Times it is observed that oil has become the new tobacco. But note that all the vilification of tobacco companies was really just about extracting a settlement that let greedy politicians get their hands on a stream of tobacco cash — which was then not spent as promised.