By 2015, you could own an electric Batmobile | Grist

After a long dinner and much wine with my new engineer friends from Honda, one of them leaned in and said, “I have worked on every kind of fuel technology for cars,” he said. “And I am convinced that combustion engines work best.”

Back and forth: Glaciers in the East of the Himalayas are shrinking - but those in the West are growing | Mail Online

The eastern Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau are warming, and the trend is more pronounced at higher elevations. Models suggest that desert dust and black carbon, a component of soot, could contribute to the rapid atmospheric warming, accelerated snowpack melting, and glacier retreat.

IEA: Shale Glut May Kill Green Subsidies | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

Reuters: A new “golden age of gas” could derail global efforts to fight climate change as indebted governments mull a switch to the cheaper fuel, the International Energy Agency’s chief economist said on Thursday.

Europe Hates Green Energy (When It’s From Other Countries) | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

The ongoing sparring between Argentina and the EU over trade reached new heights last month, with Buenos Aires filing a WTO complaint against Brussels regarding Spain’s alleged discrimination against imports of biodiesel originating from the South American nation. Already-produced biofuels are, in effect, blocked from entering the European market.

Obtuse deniers of climate change (1): Doug Craig's blog

I recognize lazy when I see it. I go to a lot of trouble to provide the links to every single one of my scientific sources but the deniers act as if they don't know how to click on the links. In their replies, they often angrily demand to know where I get my information. And then Randy or Renewable Guy will kindly and patiently do the deniers' work for them. Kind of like a sweet kindergarten teacher tying a child's shoelaces as they stand there crying, even though they could do it themselves.