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Electric Power in Florida | Digging in the Clay

Given that Next Era Energy, operates huge solar installations in California it is significant that even though Florida has plenty of sunshine there will be no massive FP&L roll out of solar power.

So why all that lobbying for “Green Energy” and rate hikes? My guess is that Next Era Energy was doing what all large companies do by going after all the corporate welfare available. While solar is not quite dead in Florida, the government in Tallahassee is displaying admirable reluctance to repeat the Spanish fiasco.

Colorado Fire Devastation Update | Real Science

President Obama says that fossil fuel powered forest fire destroyed Colorado last summer. The picture above shows the burn area of the largest 2012 Colorado fire, as well as the March, 2013 fire. I rode my bicycle up there this morning. The burn area is full of lush green grass.

Belgium - Coldest spring since 1962

ot only the coldest spring in 51 years, Belgium can also boast the wettest month of May in 29 years, according to Belgian Met Office KMI.
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And there’s more: the month of May had mostly chilly weather, making it the coldest since 1996.

Carbon Floor Price Threatens Survival Of UK Manufacturing | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

British manufacturers have accused the Government of failing to shield them from the full weight of its green taxes, leaving them at a disadvantage against European rivals.