Full: Shale gas discovery should be a cause for celebration in UK - The National

Though environmental and political opposition may block shale gas in some countries, Poland and Ukraine need it to turn the feared Russian bear into a paper tiger. A post-nuclear Germany may realise it can neither turn back to coal nor convert entirely to renewable energy.

The prize of European shale gas is in sight. The question is whether it will become the subject of further politicised, unwinnable ideological battles, or a driver of environmental, economic and geopolitical revival.

Quadrant Online - Elite dictatorship

As William F. Buckley once rightly stated: “I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 members of the Harvard faculty.” Quite so. Egghead intellectuals and arrogant elites think they know so much better than we do. But it seems whenever they start to get into power, they thrive while the rest of us suffer.

The New Nostradamus of the North: Durban preparing for the mega carbon footprint event of the year: 8000 hotel rooms missing

If the organizers do not succeed in finding the missing hotel rooms, they will probably have to accomodate the 8000 roomless delegates in the Climate Refugee Camp. From a carbon footprint point of view staying in a hut or tent would not be such a bad choice. But it is doubtful whether e.g. EU "President" van Rompuy, EU Commission President Barroso or Climate Commissioner Hedegaard, who are used to suites in 5-star luxury hotels, would find the "alternative" accomodation very appealing.

White House Brushed Off Solyndra Worries, Emails Show - WSJ.com

Emails Warned Solar-Panel Company Could Go 'Belly-Up' by 2012 Election; Obama Says, 'Hindsight Is Always 20-20'