Alberta’s new boom from old oil - The Globe and Mail

Conventional oil production in Alberta is exploding, posting growth numbers not seen since the 1960s, as companies across the province use modern technology to revive pools of crude once thought inaccessible.

Why it’s good to be Al Gore - The Globe and Mail

Yet despite his best efforts, the masses are reluctant to sacrifice their standard of living for climate virtue. And the moral failure of the masses means that Mr. Gore’s crusade is doomed. Fortunately, he can console himself with the acclaim of the celebrity elites. Many of them joined him on a 2012 cruise to Antarctica aboard a 370-foot luxury icebreaker, whose purpose was to introduce them firsthand to the brutal realities of climate change. Ted Turner, Tom Brokaw, James Cameron and Richard Branson were there. It’s not known how much money went for carbon offsets.

Twitter / ChrisSMergerson: Protip for #climate deniers: ...

Protip for #climate deniers: Linking to Anthony Watts doesn't help your cause. It's an admission of willful ignorance, lack of conscience.

World Cup Energy Demand Favoring Gas Over Wind in Brazil - Bloomberg

Brazil, the second-biggest producer of hydroelectricity, is seeking to increase the use of fossil fuels after the worst drought in 50 years depleted reservoirs, underscoring a limit to renewable energy.

The Science vs. the Pseudoscience of Extreme Weather | Cato Institute

[Michaels/Knappenberger] True science offers up expectations in advance (i.e. “hypotheses,” which, in the weather/climate business are called “forecasts”), and then uses observations to verify (or reject) those hypotheses. Pseudoscience accepts all observations as support of its theories.