German winter shows Achilles heel of renewables: Wynn | Reuters

(Reuters) - The extreme variability of wind and solar power in Germany is laid bare by 2012 data that also illustrates a particular vulnerability when power demand surges on cold winter days - they are often both weak at the same time.

Young, green conservatives aim to break 'tree-hugger' stereotype | The Daily Caller

“Probably many of the things I would say would be wildly applauded by the environmental constituencies, [but] that’s not what it’s about,” said retired Marine Corps Gen. Richard Zilmer, who supports the use of green energy to help the armed forces become smarter, leaner and more lethal in the battlefield.

Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy: Scientific American

[Warmist Shawn Lawrence Otto] Republican science denialism tends to be motivated by antiregulatory fervor and fundamentalist concerns over control of the reproductive cycle. Examples are the conviction that global warming is a hoax (billions of measurements show it is a fact)

The new Solyndra - Salon.com

President Obama better be prepared to deliver an aggressive defense of his signature “green jobs” energy policy initiative tonight. On Tuesday morning, A123 Systems, a manufacturer of electric car batteries that received a sizable grant from the Obama stimulus, filed for bankruptcy. The Romney camp, reported The Hill, wasted no time painting the troubled company as a new Solyndra.