Electric cars may not be so green after all, says British study | The Australian

ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.

You Can't Be an Environmentalist and Eat Factory-Farmed Meat - Environment - GOOD

It’s a pretty common scenario, especially now that it’s barbecue season: You’re at party on a breezy Saturday in the park and all your liberal friends are chit-chatting about the woes of the world. One mentions that she’s really happy with her new hybrid car, which helps us reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Another says he can’t believe his nephew’s school is still using Styrofoam lunch trays. “You can’t even compost that stuff,” he moans. Just as the woman knitting something for her Etsy store begins talking about how stupid climate-change deniers are, she’s interrupted by the grill master, who alerts the group that the burgers and chicken kebabs are done.
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Asked if anyone can be taken seriously about climate change if they're not a vegetarian or nearly a vegetarian, Cassuto hesitates at first.

Cap and Trade Catastrophe | FrontPage Magazine

Despite the reality that coal-generated electricity accounts for half of the electricity produced in the country, Mr. Obama was disdainful regarding the impact of EPA regulations on America’s primary energy providers. ”So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it’s just that it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted,” he said.

Least stupid approach is still stupid | Herald Sun

THE Productivity Commission report did not prove the carbon tax was good policy, far less that Australia must implement it.

All it did was show that if we are intent on attacking the foundation of our prosperity, the carbon tax and/or an emissions trading scheme would be the least stupid way of doing it.

It would still be stupid.