Governor Christie and the Green Groups

“To hear Christie speak of banning coal plants in favor of off shore windmills is stomach churning for anyone who cares about a sane energy policy,” [Morano] said. “Christie favors politically correct energy that does not produce energy and he opposes energy that works. Christie’s energy views are woeful and many GOP voters will devote themselves to ensuring he does not aspire to higher office. Before Gov. Christie can even think of higher office, he needs to be schooled in the fundamentals of climate science and energy production.”

Cloud cools | Watts Up With That?

Summarizing: Does the presence of cloud result in surface warming? No. In January, global cloud cover is 3% greater than July. Irradiance 7% greater. Surface temperature 4° cooler. Will a warmer sun heat the Earth? Not necessarily. It depends upon what happens to the cloud. If there were less land and more sea the ocean would gradually warm.

“Green Job” Fallacies (Part I: First Principles) — MasterResource

It is rapidly becoming apparent that renewable energy is failing to produce the promise of painless prosperity embodied in “green jobs” that will simultaneously decrease unemployment rates and reduce pollution. Begin with some principles: