Public 'misled' on climate costs

THE power industry has criticised claims greenhouse gas emissions can be cut without increasing electricity prices, saying political parties are failing to have an ''adult discussion'' about climate change.

Ten reasons why we cant trust the committees on climategate « the Air Vent

10 – No effort was made to examine the true issues and avoid the non-issues.
9 – Committee members were often insiders with direct benefit from AGW global warming policy.
8 – Government had too much to loose by a truthful finding.
7 – No comprehensive effort was made to put ‘hide the decline’ or other emails in context.
6 – Openness and transparency of the review process was blocked.
5 – Efforts to question scientists were minimal at best and completely undocumented in most cases.
4 – The accused UEA was allowed behind the scenes to establish which papers and issues were in question.
3 – None of the critics who understood the problem were questioned.
2 – No forensic efforts were made to determine whether emails were in fact deleted.
1 – They got the wrong answer.

Just where do American consumers think energy comes from?

Where do they think energy comes from? They're trying to cut back on electricity generation from their own dirty coal, they distrust nuclear plants, and wind and solar can only get them so far.

Keeping My Cool: Leave My Air Conditioner Alone | The Stir

Calm down everyone, the ice caps are not melting. There is zip, zero, zilch, nada evidence that the Earth is warming, and even if it were, there's no proof that we humans are responsible for the climate change. To get a conviction in court, there needs to be evidence. But for some reason we have a bunch of crazy politicians burning copious amounts of fuel, all the while yelling at us to buy expensive light bulbs so we can be green.

If Nancy Pelosi actually believes that the planet is going to be irreparably harmed by carbon emissions, why doesn't she reduce her own? I know burning my house down is a bad idea, so guess what? I don't do it. Sister should practice what she preaches.

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