Friday, May 03, 2013

Upper Midwest schoolchildren get rare May snow day
"It’s not cool," Emma said, adding that she was tired of winter and would rather be at school. "I don’t like the snow right now."

Nancy Keller of Owatonna said her three kids were getting fed up with the endless winter, too. She said several of their tennis, soccer matches and field trips already have been postponed.

"They’re getting tired of having things canceled," Keller said.
Fisker: Free to Make Flashy Cars in Finland | Somewhat Reasonable
Now, we all know that Fisker never made one car in Delaware—or anywhere in the US. The Delaware plant is “absolutely empty.” We know that Fisker lost $557,000 on each flashy sports car it sold and has laid off most of its employees. And we know that Fisker will likely be the next taxpayer-funded green-energy project to go bankrupt.

While we do not know all the political connections that got Fisker a free ride to make flashy cars in Finland, we do know there is crony-corruption. As the WSJ reports: “The Obama Energy Department is keeping tight rein on documents, so we don’t know.” We just don’t know.
Green Energy Investors Shift Focus To Fossil Fuels | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)
Clean technology investment funds are no longer trying to replace the fossil fuel industry, they’re trying to help it by financing companies that can make mining and drilling less dirty.

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