Hot Air » The Value of a Volt

The Volt would not exist at all, if the government had not performed an elaborate voodoo ritual which involved burning $50 billion in taxpayer cash and sprinkling the ashes over the United Auto Workers union. This raised General Motors from its free-market grave, and placed it at the service of those who killed it. How much of this fifty billion should be divided among the Volt production run to calculate its true, final value?
...By government decree, there will be up to 55,000 of them gathering dust in the far corners of three-car garages by 2012. The government didn’t subsidize this boondoggle. The “government” doesn’t subsidize anything. You do.Imagine what the taxpayers of America might have done with the billions taken away from them to produce those cars, divide that lost value by 55,000, and you will begin to comprehend the true cost of a Chevy Volt.

The Hockey Schtick: The 97% "Consensus" is only 76 Self-Selected Climatologists

...close examination of the source of the claimed 97% consensus reveals that it comes from a non-peer reviewed article describing an online poll in which a total of only 79 climate scientists chose to participate. Of the 79 self-selected climate scientists, 76 agreed with the notion of AGW. Thus, we find climate scientists once again using dubious statistical techniques to deceive the public that there is a 97% scientific consensus on man-made global warming, but fortunately they clearly aren't buying it.

Climate [hoax] artistes leave positive vibe in Mocho - Jamaica

The Voices for Climate Change Education project -- a national communication and education strategy -- is using the voices of popular artistes to spread the message of climate change and how it affects the environment. The project was implemented by lead agencies Panos Caribbean and the National Environmental Education Committee. It is funded by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Christian Aid, the Bureau of Standards, the Meteorological Office of Jamaica and other critical sponsors.

Got baseless smears and innuendo? Perfect for the ABC. « JoNova

Kellie Tranter attacks imaginary deniers who she doesn’t name, cite, or reference. All her inferences and innuendo are backed up by assertive confidence, a pile of convenient guesses, and nothing else. Everything she accuses the Deniers of is something that those on the Big Scare Campaign do–and if the Deniers do it at all, those who sell-the-scare do it 100 times more.