Biofuels benefit billionaires « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

[Inderscience] Biofuels will serve the interests of large industrial groups rather than helping to cut carbon emissions and ward off climate change, according to research to be published in the International Journal of Environment and Health this month.

Daryl Hannah’s hyperbole and James Cameron’s hypocrisy: Rick George | Energy | News | Financial Post

Cameron owns a JetRanger helicopter. He also owns a fleet of cars, motorcycles and submarines, a Humvee fire truck and, of course, a yacht.
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[Q] “What did you say to the Los Angeles Times in 2010 regarding how the world must deal with energy in future years?”

This one I know. He replied, “We’re going to have to live with less.” James Cameron can live in any style he chooses. But I think he should assess his own values and their impact on the world before he proposes that others “live with less” and attacks an industry affecting 33 million Canadians, including the 100,000 or so who rely on the oil sands, directly and indirectly, for their livelihood. I have the greatest respect for people who give a lot of thought to aspects of life that concern them, and whose actions reflect the values and concerns they express. I find it more difficult to admire someone who lectures the world about living with less while maintaining an extravagant lifestyle. Such hypocrisy weakens not only Cameron’s position on the oil sands but also his status as a credible commentator.

GHCN Adjustments In Iceland « NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

How significant is all this? GHCN state that the latest set of adjustments have added 0.13C/century to global land temperatures, and of course this is on top of adjustments arising from earlier versions. This is a quarter of the reported warming across the globe since 1980.

But if the adjustments made in Iceland are patently false, can there be any confidence that adjustments made elsewhere are not also fatally flawed?

Europe’s Emissions Trading Crisis Deepening | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

“There is strong resistance in Brussels to anything related to climate policy at the moment.”

Germany’s Renewable Energy Unicorn Hunt Stumbles, Again | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

On Monday, Germany announced that it is about to be hit by a huge hike in electricity prices. Under the new rates, German consumers can expect to pay nearly $26 billion in surcharges on their electric bills next year in order to promote renewable energy. The program wasn’t supposed to increase costs for the average consumer, but now green energy surcharges have gone up by fifty percent.

China’s Greenhouse Of Cards Faces Disaster | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

China’s green energy sector faces economic disaster. It may bring down the rest of the house of cards.