[You know what prevents hurricanes? Houses made of bacteria]

The Black Death: Longing For The Good Old Days - James Taylor - Endpoint Analysis - Forbes

The mere fact that humans may be impacting The Natural Condition does not mean we must take to the streets with pitchforks and lanterns to oppose such villainy. The Natural Condition can be, and often is, cold and deadly. Without a doubt, the warming of the past 100 years has been a welcome respite from a long and deadly Little Ice Age. The possibility that humans may have contributed to the recent warming does not make it any less welcome. Which begs the question: Why are Mitt Romney and global warming zealots yearning for a return to the conditions of the Little Ice Age and the Black Death? Because they were “natural”?

Energy Tribune- The Politics of Alternative Energy (2): Greenism’s Threat to Democracy

Gore, Fox, Hansen, Mann and journalists like Richard Glover have become the aggressive outriders for the cause. But, as energy companies increasingly feel the mounting anger about spiking domestic energy bills, where as much as one-fifth can be subsidizing failing renewable energy and decarbonisation programs, the pro-democratic blowback for political greens may not be long in coming.

A Deeper Look at an Energy Analysis Raises Big Questions - NYTimes.com

Of course, my issue with the report from the get-go was the yawn factor. It was yet another study concluding gushingly that renewable energy choices — in theory, without considering costs and other daunting constraints — could be the dominant source of reductions in emissions by mid-century.

Yes, and we could all stop driving tomorrow, but we won’t.