Energy Secretary Warns Families and Businesses to Expect Rising Electricity Bills - Yahoo! Finance

Under the sweeping changes, there will be a minimum price for carbon dioxide emissions and low-carbon generators like nuclear companies will receive a fixed price for their energy. The changes will affect the way the market is regulated and the way utilities will operate and consequently, proprietors can expect a nasty rise in their bills to pay for cleaner energy.

Mr Davey, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said: "We are extremely concerned about consumer bills. We can't turn back the tide because global gas prices are having upward pressures - we can't stop that. What we can do is try to insulate the UK economy. If we didn't make these changes, bills would be £200 higher."

April 2012: Natural gas prices drop to lowest level in a decade | Marketplace.org

David Brancaccio: When we complain about the price of gas, we mean, of course, gasoline -- because it's tough to complain about the price of natural gas these days, which has now dropped below $2 per thousand cubic feet, the lowest in a decade.

Jeremy Clarkson: Kaboom! It’s My Turn To Play Fantasy Climate Change

I think you’ll agree that this is a scary story. But I think the scariest part is that McGuire is actually employed by the government as an adviser. It actually takes him seriously.

Warm Bias: Met Office Computer Models Are Complete Rubbish

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It does not seem likely that we know the true "warming" in the oceans to 0.1C accuracy. Wish our observations told us http://pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/the …