Icy skepticism hits Slashdot | Watts Up With That?

Imagine my surprise though, when I discovered the majority of early commenters at Slashdot taking this article to task. Usually they eat this stuff up.

Government Now Spoon-Feeds Helpless, Incompetent Danes

Denmark has become the first country in the world to tax fat in foods. According to the law, a fat tax of €2.15 per kilogram is now being levied. The tax is designed to keep the people from eating too much unhealthy food (and to put more money into government coffers).

Thousands of jobs in the wind farm industry could be lost | This is Money

Opposition to onshore wind farms is hardening and becoming more effective. In 2005, only 29 per cent of onshore projects were refused planning permission, but this rose to 33 per cent in 2009 and 48 per cent last year.

Mr Norris said: ‘Wind farm developers could find that pursuing their applications becomes utterly impractical. For some developers, this could be the last straw.’