Daily Archives: October 2, 2008

Ireland has 30 year cold event, plus coldest September in 14 years

From the Press Association Most of the country suffered the coldest September in 14 years, forecasters revealed. In its monthly summary Met Eireann said the temperature never rose above 20 Celsius anywhere – the first such occurrence in more than … Continue reading

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Sneaky: Current credit bailout bill contains carbon tax provisions!

If you look at page 180 of the 451-page monster bailout bill that easily passed the Senate yesterday (PDF here), you will see that it includes at Section 116 language about the tax treatment of “industrial source carbon dioxide.” It … Continue reading

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