Category Archives: politics

Newsbytes: Obama/EPA put CO2 regulation on hold

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

While the Goreacle was bloviating about “24 hours of climate reality“, Obama quietly slipped in the real reality – CO2 regulation is put on hold and Gore’s quest to regain his climate mojo has been made even more irrelevant. Obama … Continue reading →

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RGGI update: It wasn’t supposed to be like this

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Guest post by Ric Werme Too long title: New Hampshire stays in, NJ probably gets out, 3rd quarter auction sells less than 18% of allowances, secondary market moribund, RGGI soldiers on. RGGI is short for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, … Continue reading →

Posted in cap-and-trade, politics | Tagged , , , , | 42 Comments

Bill Nye is the anti-science guy when it comes to global warming and hurricanes

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan Maue (cross posted at my Policlimate) “Must watch TV: Nye expounds on theory of racism” Much “debate” has erupted in the liberal mainstream media concerning the effects of global warming on Hurricane Irene. With a few … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics, weather | Tagged , , , | 237 Comments

CEI misses the boat on the need for the National Weather Service

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan N. Maue The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) picks an odd time and a curious target for their latest missive pondering whether We Really Need a National Weather Service? Most of their arguments are not particularly persuasive … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, weather | 55 Comments

Climate activist McKibben bizarrely blames Hurricane Irene on global warming

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan N. Maue Update:  Andrew Revkin writes a nice piece at his DotEarth NY Times blog that “very politely” repudiates McKibben.  Remember, the NY Times editorial board completely agrees with McKibben on the Tar Sands pipeline issue. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | Tagged , , , | 102 Comments

Locked up: US Park police transport Tar Sands protesters to the pokey

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

News update by Ryan Maue Update:  The jails were emptied Monday morning.  Also, Daryl Hannah has announced that she is heading to the White House oil-sands protest. Update:  New York Times editorial page comes out for against the Tar Sands … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged | 204 Comments

A down under slide show on the folly of the carbon tax

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

A reminder to PM Gillard: you are a carbon based life form. Here’s the entire slide show online from Philip R. Wood in Australia given July 14th.

Posted in carbon tax, politics | Tagged , , | 80 Comments

Lipstick on a pig: Gore rebrands climate outfit

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Post by Ryan Maue You knew it was only a matter of time after the Rolling Stone criticism of Obama on climate, but Al Gore is back and in a big way. Some are calling it an Inconvenient Truth 2.0 … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, climate_change, politics | 139 Comments

Keystone XL: Liberal activists plan civil disobedience outside White House

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

By Ryan Maue. Free publicity: Bill McKibben’s Call to Action:  “I want to tell you about an upcoming action — it looks set to turn into the biggest civil disobedience protest in the history of the North American climate movement. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | Tagged , , , | 149 Comments

RGGI update: New Hampshire likely in, New Jersey likely out. New York sued.

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Guest post by Ric Werme Ten state RGGI Region It’s time for an update on the efforts of states interested in leaving RGGI, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. RGGI is a Cap and Trade system set up by ten northeastern … Continue reading →

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“Carbon Sunday” – The madness in Australia over the Carbon Tax

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

They are calling it “Carbon Sunday”. This is a collection of links and excerpts regarding PM Julia Gillard’s speech announcing the tax. In a nutshell, from what I can see, the majority of Australians are pissed, and she’s toast, partly … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon tax, Climate News, politics | 124 Comments

Amateur hour: National Journal experts on extreme weather mostly flacks

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

Guest Post by Ryan Maue Over at the National Journal, we get an insider’s view of the climate crisis:  a so-called debate about the effects of global warming on extreme weather.  In the Energy & Environment “expert blogs” section, a … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | 51 Comments

Climate and electoral success

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

Yesterday, I was quoted in a US News and World report article about ICCC6 and the effect of climate on candidates. This is the start of the article. I was interviewed by the reporter, and without knowing anything about what … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, politics | 45 Comments

VVD (Dutch classical liberals) are fed up with Royal Met Office – ask for its dissolution

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Hans Labohm writes in an email: Dear all, Pursuant to my earlier e-mail, I am sending you the translation of my posting on DDS. The posting has been published now on: http://www.dagelijksestandaard.nl/2011/06/ren%C3%A9-leegte-over-gevaren-klimaatverandering-voor-voedselveiligheid See the translation below. (Feel free to improve … Continue reading →

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Oh Noes! Climatic monetary disruption seen in US economy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Weather affects business, and “It’s clear that our economy isn’t weatherproof,”. Gosh, who knew? For some monetary perspective on this issue, please note that Obama’s economic stimulus package was $787 billion (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Obvious science, politics, satire | Tagged | 83 Comments

NASA’s Hansen asked to account for outside activities

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Gavin Schmidt’s time spent on editing realclimate.org during working hours apparently was the trigger for a broader investigation. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Contacts: Christopher Horner, chris.horner@atinstitute.org  Paul Chesser, paul.chesser@atinstitute.org ATI Law Center Asks Court to Force NASA … Continue reading →

Posted in FOI, politics | Tagged , , , , , | 92 Comments

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sends IPCC a strong letter on their conflict of interest debacle

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

The plot thickens. Some parts of this letter are strongly worded. It is clear that there’s not much tolerance for the latest set of shenanigans from Pachauri. Steve McIntyre writes: Judy Curry draws attention to a letter from the Chairman … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, politics | Tagged | 54 Comments

Hansen’s “death train” argument denied as a “nuisance”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

After all the caterwauling from Hansen about coal “death trains”, and his defense of criminal mischief at a power plant in the UK, this is a real “mud in your eye” moment and an affirmation that no one industry can … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, politics | Tagged , , , , | 45 Comments

12th quarterly RGGI auction a bust? It sure wasn’t a boom.

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

The northeast US’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative sells CO₂ allowances through quarterly auctions. The intent is that both electric power producers will buy some because they have in order to emit CO₂, and speculators will buy some in hopes of … Continue reading →

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Green economic thinking: revenge not economics

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Guest Post by Barry Woods TATA recently announced the loss of 1500 jobs in the steel industry in the UK, with the explanation that this was at least in part because of a price on carbon announced in the setting of Carbon Budgets which are … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, carbon tax, politics | Tagged , , , , | 92 Comments

British industry asks government to rethink climate policy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, politics | Tagged , | 34 Comments

Australia! Say YES – to an election on carbon tax

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Guest post by Ruth Bonnett In late 2010, I wrote about how bad science can give rise to bad policy.  My Christmas message to farmers in Australia and around the world: I am an urban dweller who just happens to … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon tax, politics | Tagged , , | 52 Comments

Ebay succumbs to climate propaganda pitch

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Yech. Look what automatically assaulted me during my purchase today of a flash drive. Click to see full size – note red arrow. And here’s the web page for this intrusive organization ACE aka the Alliance for Climate Education. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, politics | 69 Comments

Knee jerk energy policy

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

BBC – 30 May, 2011 Germany pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022 Germany’s ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants.

Posted in politics | 230 Comments

It’s All Over: Kyoto Protocol Loses Four Big Nations

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Saturday, 28 May 2011 16:58 Agence France-Presse DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated … Continue reading →

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