Monday, March 25, 2013

Labor downgrades “climate”. Makes Emerson minister of nearly everything « JoNova
After the leadership farce last week and the resignations of the more-sensible Labor ministers, Gillard has reshuffled again and the DCC (Department of Climate Change) is disappearing into a “super ministry”. It is a sign of the times.
Too much green energy is bad for Britain - Telegraph
The Tory part of the Coalition is beginning to recognise some painful truths, but it is time for the Coalition to tear up its energy policy before the lights go out
The New Nostradamus of the North: The WWF has four times more money to spend than "Big Oil" American Petroleum Institute
Envirofundamentalist organizations such as Greenpeace and the WWF often like to talk about the enormous sums Big Oil has at its disposal to counteract their activities. But a comparison done by American University professor Matthew Nisbet shows that the revenues generated by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the largest U.S trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, pale in comparison with such organizations as Greenpeace and the WWF.

In 2011 the World Wildlife Federation Network generated US$800 million, four times more than the API ($203 million). Greenpeace also clearly beat the API with revenues almost the double
Earth Hour, in Pictures - By Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore - National Review Online
And what’s an Earth Hour to warn against the danger of excessive carbon emissions without a giant bonfire? Kudos to Ivory Coast for the most hypocritical celebration of the “Earth Hour!”

1 comment:

Sean said...

Consider also that oil companies don't have reserves of oil but have significant reserves of natural gas. Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell and other oil companies are the real beneficiaries of the campaign for low carbon fuels leading to a switch from coal to natural gas for power generation.