Wind Industry Lobbies for Tax-Credit Extension - NYTimes.com

Because tax credits reduce federal revenues, a sensitive topic in this political season, renewal of the production tax credit is far from certain

The Stone in Trenberth’s Shoe « Climate Audit

Like most of us, I’ve been a bit taken aback by the ritual seppuku of young academic Wolfgang Wagner, formerly editor of Remote Sensing, for the temerity of casting a shadow across the path of climate capo Kevin Trenberth. It appears that Wagner’s self-immolation has only partly appeased Trenberth, who, like an Oriental despot, remains unamused.

Hansen Says Clouds Are A “Substantial Forcing” | Real Science

Dessler should have read Hansen’s paper before rushing to press. So should JGR’s editor. He should do the honorable thing and resign like Wagner.
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Every time I read one of these papers, it strikes me as a bunch of clueless children playing half-assed mathematics games, and trying to make it sound like they know what they are talking about. Their time would be better spent playing WOW or Battlefield 3.

Solyndra Collapse: The Fallout

In this post, I will address the political and policy fallout.