US already has an energy policy, and that’s the problem - Columns - The Boston Globe

NOW FOR some good news: Over the past four years, every high-profile energy policy championed by the Obama administration has failed. The “clean” coal promised during his first campaign? Sent back to the primordial swamps from whence it came. Five million green jobs? Never happened. Electric cars? Sales have faltered for the over-hyped and over-subsidized Chevy Volt, causing GM to shutter the plant for weeks at a time. And don’t get me started on the billions taxpayers lost on bankrupt firms like Solyndra, A123, and Evergreen Solar.

But back in the land of competitive markets, where honest investment and innovation still matter, something very interesting has happened. According to the US Energy Information Agency, America’s natural gas reserves logged their biggest gain ever last year, reaching record levels. Oil production increased in 2012 for the fourth straight year, and America became a net exporter of refined petroleum products, including gasoline. Last August, the agency projected that by 2020 the United States will surpass Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids.

Twitter / RogerPielkeJr: So what happens now to those ...

So what happens now to those whose views on extremes run counter to IPCC? Are they now the new "deniers"? Somehow I doubt it ;-)

Twitter / RyanMaue: @RogerPielkeJr charming that ...

@RogerPielkeJr charming that AR5 contains tables that compare it to AR4 w/ delta(confidence)/dt in trends/etc. --> we are less certain now.

Beijing on blue alert for blizzard

Northern China has been hit by blizzards for weeks. Nothing about this in the MSM.