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Citi Bike is stolen before program even begins - NYPOST.com

The pedal pilferer snatched the blue Citi Bike at around 6 p.m. in Kips Bay, and was able to ride off before workers noticed.

The crew had been busy placing a load of the $825 rental bicycles into a rack at Second Avenue and 25th Street, and had not yet locked them in place when the thief struck.

Australian Coaltion Plans To Abolish Green Investment Bank | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

The shadow finance minister, Andrew Robb, and shadow environment minister, Greg Hunt, wrote to the CEFC chief executive, former Macquarie bank executive Oliver Yates, in February, urging him to make no funding commitments prior to the election on the basis the Coalition would abolish it.

Green Deal Flops: Britons Go Cold On Home Insulation | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

The number of households insulating their homes has dramatically fallen this year, threatening to torpedo the Government’s energy efficiency drive and push utility bills even higher.

Green Flop: 80% Of Europe’s Solar Panels Underperforming | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

A review of 30,000 installations in Europe by the German solar monitoring firm Meteocontrol found 80 percent were underperforming.

War On Subsidies: Brussels May Kill Germany’s Green Energy Revolution | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

As part of Germany’s switch to renewables, industry has been exempt from paying higher prices associated with solar and wind energy. The European Commission, however, believes the practice distorts competition on the Continent. Huge penalties could be in store.