Andy Matthews: $1.3 Billion For 288 Green Jobs | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

Despite lofty promises, “green jobs” are few and far between, even after massive federal subsidies. Since 2009, the federal government has funneled more than $1.3 billion into geothermal, solar and wind projects in Nevada. These projects have led — or are projected to lead — to just 288 permanent, full-time jobs.

America’s Booming Shale Industry Has Emerged As The No. 1 Job-Creating Sector Of The U.S. Economy | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

America’s booming energy industry is attracting billions of dollars of new investment and has emerged in recent years as the economy’s single largest job creating sector, with shale-based energy alone being responsible for more than a million new jobs over the last decade.

[When your desire to travel is stronger than your belief in the global warming hoax]: Traveling with a Smaller Carbon Footprint - NYTimes.com

‘‘One of the world’s largest economic sectors, tourism is especially well-placed to promote environmental sustainability, green growth and our struggle against climate change through its relationship with energy,’’ Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. secretary-general, said in a statement.

In his opening speech at World Tourism Day, Taleb Rifai, the secretary-general of the U.N. tourism organization, cited promising initiatives including the use of biofuels by large airlines and the installation of plants on the roofs of small hotels to keep the buildings cool in summer and warm in winter.

San Francisco Heat Wave 2012: Temperatures Soar Throughout The Bay Area (PHOTOS)

We know, we know, this happens every year in late September/early October. "You must be new in town if you think this is a big deal."

We know, we know, global warming and does this mean The Big Earthquake is coming and don't you recall that one heat wave 23 years ago that leaves this one in the dust?

But for the second night in a row, San Franciscans had the privilege of hanging out on the patio at Zeitgeist and climbing to the top of Twin Peaks to look at the full moon--and leaving their layers at home. It's the warmest we remember it being in a while. And we have no problem soaking in our city's splendor for a few sacred days.

Tuesday's conditions promise to be equally lovely