EU should scrap carbon tax : TTR Weekly

NEW DELHI, 26 July 2012: The European Union should scrap a controversial carbon tax on air travel and seek a global solution to the emissions problem, the global aviation industry’s chief said on Wednesday.

The EU imposed the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) on 1 January , but over two dozen countries, including India, Russia, China and the United States, have opposed the move, saying it violates international law.

Radio New Zealand : News : National : Price of polluting [healing the planet] falls as carbon credits get cheaper

It used to cost polluting companies about $40 for each tonne of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases they emit.

That price has now fallen to around $5, thanks to the global financial crisis, the sovereign debt crisis and other economic woes.

Subcommittee Approves “No More Solyndras Act”

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved a draft of the “No More Solyndras Act.” The measure passed the subcommittee by a vote of 14 to 6 and now moves to the full committee for consideration, which could be as early as next week. Today's vote came just after the committee released an extensive report on the legality of the Department of Energy’s decision to move Solyndra’s wealthy investors ahead of taxpayers in the restructuring of the solar company’s $535 million loan guarantee. According to the committee’s findings, DOE had already agreed on the terms of the restructuring and the preferential treatment of private investors before conducting a legal analysis of whether its actions were in compliance with the law.

NASA’s Unprecedented Melt Has Happened 65 Times In The Last 10,000 Years | Real Science

Winter Is Impossible | Real Science

Using the new McKitten/Masters/Romm math, the odds of having 90 days in a row of below average temperatures are 2^90 to one, which is about one billion billion billion to one.

When you are shoveling your driveway next winter, fell comforted knowing that the winter is impossible.