Sunday: Inhofe forms 'unholy alliance' with environmentalists | Tulsa World

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s efforts on ethanol have provided unlikely allies for the Oklahoma Republican perhaps best known to such groups for calling man-made global warming a hoax.

“Unholy alliance’’ is how Inhofe described the development in an interview. In the past, some of the environmental groups now coming down on the side against ethanol have not been shy when it came to taking on Inhofe, especially on the global warming issue.

He even suggested that some may be too embarrassed to “come out of the closet” and announce their support of his efforts publicly.

UPDATE 1-"Broken" EU spot CO2 [scam] market will struggle to revive By Reuters

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Investors say they have lost faith in a spot market in European carbon emissions permits after a 45 million euro ($61.79 million) cyber theft.
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"It's an absolute disaster for the spot market," said Louis Redshaw, head of environmental markets at Barclays Capital.

"We're at the point now where the market is essentially broken. You can't fix it with security alone."

U.S. electricity supply 'not prepared' for increase in electric vehicles, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says | MLive.com

"We're going to need 30 to 40 percent more electricity by the end of the 2030, and we're not prepared," said Upton, Republican of St. Joseph.