Monday, August 30, 2010

No coherent encouragement for private investment to keep the lights on - Telegraph
Capital for electricity generation choked by government delay
FOXNews.com - Independent Audit Panel Slams U.N.'s Climate Group
Questions have arisen about conflicts of interest among top leadership at the IPCC, notably chair Pachauri, who sits on the boards of numerous other climate-related groups. Shapiro stressed that this important issue was one the group did not investigate -- "we didn't consider it our charge to investigate that issue," he replied.

Easterbrook thinks this suggestion may not go far enough.
How you know the climate fight is over | Washington Examiner
Fickle politicians? Inconsistent international negotiators?T roublesome leaks? Difficult opponents? All of those are probably survivable. But when the financial guys start looking for the exits, you know the game is nearing the end, the fat lady is getting ready to sing, and the buses are warming up.
EPA chief says carbon rules won’t be a ‘shock to the system’ - The Hill's E2-Wire
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson said over the weekend that upcoming climate regulations are modest in scope, comments that come amid Capitol Hill efforts to scuttle the rules.
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“I think there has been a lot of work done over the past months to re-establish that man-made changes to the climate are happening,” Jackson said. “As we move past the Climate-Gate era, and I think we are, my hope is that Congress will come back to think about that question once again.”

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