Global Warming Alarmism Points To Bad Karma For Your Tax Dollars - Forbes

The Fisker Karma exemplifies the inherent problem with “alternative energy”.  Namely, what is alternative energy an alternative to?  It is an alternative to energy sources that make economic sense.  If an alternative energy project were capable of producing energy that was worth more than it costs, it would not need taxpayer subsidies.

Penn State should not give Michael Mann a forum on global warming - mcall.com

Mann's own emails, which became public, show him admitting that global warming science is still far from settled and, even worse, conspiring with his environmental alarmist cronies to intimidate and silence those scientists and editors who dared to publish any article opposing the alarmist dogma of the evangelical church of the global warming crisis.

When Penn State should be doing everything possible to regain its status as a bastion of truth and integrity, the last thing it should be doing is supporting someone of such questionable scientific ethics and political motives with our dollars. There is no place for this brand of extreme political activism, disguised as academics, at Penn State. University leadership should be ashamed for continuing to provide Mann with such high visibility — at our expense.

Piracy Cost Jumps to $6.9 Billion With Attacks Off Somalia Reaching Record - Bloomberg

Somali pirates cost the shipping industry and governments as much as $6.9 billion last year as average ransom payments advanced 25 percent, according to One Earth Future Foundation.

Ships are spending an extra $2.7 billion on fuel to speed up through the area because no vessel has been captured while traveling at 18 knots or faster, the Colorado-based non-profit group said in a report today. Governments spent $1.27 billion on military operations, including warship patrols, and ship owners another $1.16 billion on armed guards and security equipment.

'No case to answer' on carbon ads: Arbib

The federal government insists it has no case to answer over a critical audit of its carbon tax advertising campaign.

The campaign contained facts that were not properly sourced and seven breaches of financial management regulations, an investigation by the auditor-general has found.