Thursday, April 22, 2010

No Frakking Consensus: Earth Day & the Media
Depending on the era, the specifics change, but the general themes remain constant. Things are dire. Scientists are alarmed. Humans are stupid.
Electric Cars a Major Environmental Threat - Media Release - The Dog & Lemon Guide
Despite their ‘green’ image, electric cars are often less efficient and more polluting than the petrol cars they replace, according to a major report released today.The 168-page report, titled The Emperor’s New Car, is described as a ‘long-overdue reality check’ by its author, car expert Clive Matthew-Wilson.
The myth and cost of a 'green' electric car - The Globe and Mail
They will be only as green as the power that drives them, and most of the jobs will go to China
F.D.R.’s Brief Dip Into Tidal Energy - Green Blog - NYTimes.com
The plan was for a huge public-works project that would include the construction of dams across two bays. The dams would impound the incoming tide and then, when the tide receded, the higher waters would be released through turbines, generating power. The project was budgeted at $36 million — a huge sum in those days — and construction of workers’ barracks and a dike began in 1935.

But the economic feasibility of the project had always been in question, and a year later Congress pulled the plug, so to speak, without any dams being built.
Climategate Investigation Only Fuels Controversy | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
If the American people are going to have to bear the consequences of this bill in a time of economic hardship, we should continue to demand a true investigation into the—shoddy at best, deceptive at worst—findings of the CRU. Allowing those that stand to profit from CO2 regulation to be the ones to investigate the science is like having a polar bear guard the seals.
Announcement and abstract of my forthcoming lecture by Dr. Martin Hertzberg | Climate Realists
Hockey Sticks and “Climategate”: a Death of Scientific Integrity
MUST READ: Ford Shareholder's proposal#8 | Climate Realists
Just thought you would enjoy this shareholder's proposal to be voted on at the May 13th meeting of the Ford Motor Company.

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