Green Math, Part 5: Green policies and energy prices « The Daily Bayonet

In fact, warmists got exactly what they wanted, green energy subsidized by taxes and fees levied against fossil-fueled generation. What greens don’t want is any blame for the resulting hikes in energy bills.

Too bad. Own it, hippies.

Airlines Start To Count The Cost Of EU Emissions Trading Scheme - WSJ.com

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Airlines are facing a bill of up to EUR1 billion to implement the E.U.'s Emissions Trading Scheme when they are included in the European carbon market in January, and they are planning to absorb much of the extra costs initially in an effort to prevent exacerbating a renewed downturn in the sector.

From next year, any airline flying into or out of the E.U. will be required to hold permits that allow them to emit one ton of CO2 for every flight landing and taking off in the European Union.
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"(The) fact is that today China, India, the USA and even medium-sized countries such as Algeria are expressing strong opposition and heavy complaints against EU-ETS," a Lufthansa spokesman said. He said it was important that there is a global aviation solution to climate change, otherwise competition distortion would arise.

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Conspiracy Theories - By Lawrence J. McQuillan - Planet Gore - National Review Online

If you’re an environmentalist and a hurricane rips the East Coast and New England, you immediately know the culprit. Mother Nature? Of course not. Big Oil! Global warming did it!

The submission I would have made if they had a sense of humour « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

On behalf of all rational people in Australia, I object to the “Clean Energy Bill” because it is rank national insanity.

Namely: It’s too large compared to the rest of the world; it’s guaranteed by laws of science to make us poorer; it’s based on a religious dissertation put out by an unaudited foreign committee — and won’t make a jot of difference to the environment (except to encourage bird-blending whale-killing wind-farms and distract us from real environmental problems).