Saturday, March 26, 2011

Pedal power lights room, grinds morning coffee beans
They couldn't crank out enough energy to power a pancake griddle, which wanted a piggish 1,600 watts...A 60-watt incandescent bulb's filament barely glows under the casual pedal power of one cyclist.
Guardian : Carbon Tax Can Stop Steam From Making Shadows | Real Science
A glimmer of hope seen in repressive new taxes.
Congress should defund the American Lung Association | David Freddoso | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner
The clear implication here is that Upton's legislation would somehow make children get asthma or suffer some other pulmonary disease. That makes this one of the most dishonest advertising campaigns by a government-subsidized entity since...well, at least since President Obama promised that you could keep your health insurance if you liked it.
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If you were considering a donation to the American Lung Association, you might want to reconsider. Congress should also reconsider the many government subsidies they get, which includes $8 million from the EPA alone since 1999 and $900,000 in total government grants last year, according to the group's IRS form 990. That does not include the millions in taxpayer dollars that its local and state affilliates take in.

Dear taxpayer, the above is what you're paying for.
[In case you missed it]: MPs told to warn of climate mayhem | The Australian
"Sea levels could rise by up to a metre and possibly even more by the end of the century," the document says. "Up to 250,000 existing homes are at risk of inundation.

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