Some people in Congress -- including, shamefully, Barack Obama -- think it would be a great idea for taxpayers to subsidize "Coal to Liquid" technologies that would belch forth massive amounts of CO2 -- and rip apart the earth while we're … [Read more...]
Calling Ed Markey: Tell auto companies where to get off.
Just unbelievable: The chief executives of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler met with Senate lawmakers today, less than a week before Democrats plan a vote on a sprawling energy bill, and asserted that the bill?s proposed increase in … [Read more...]
Charting Boston’s sea level
This is cool, and scary: From New England Integrated Sciences and Assessment, you can download the temperature dataset and make nifty graphs. Here's the sea level at Boston since 1921:All data for Northeast US are "Revised Local Reference" … [Read more...]
Climate change is now in New England
Well, the way things have been the last few years, it doesn't seem surprising. Climate change has indeed already hit New England pretty hard:Average winter temperatures in New England have risen 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970.Lakes in … [Read more...]
Coal-to-liquid: 180 degrees the wrong direction
I agree with Matt -- this is just damn depressing: WASHINGTON, May 28 ? Even as Congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming, a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to … [Read more...]
One Billion Bulbs, a great project by a right wing blog
I don't care if you believe global warming is happening, or if you think it can't be stopped. Everybody likes saving money, and CF bulbs do just that. If you're worried about the mercury in the bulb, know that an incandescent … [Read more...]
Global warming: We’ve been too optimistic.
It just gets worse:clipped from gristmill.grist.orgA stunning new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that the growth rate of CO2 emissions has tripled in recent years: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel … [Read more...]
I’m not about Obama
Ugggggghhh ... It's really a shame, because Obama is plainly very charismatic and bright, but I really can't consider him seriously for the nomination at this point. He's just whiffing so badly and unseriously on the two issues I take most … [Read more...]
Replies from Markey and Kerry re: Cape Wind
For your consideration: I've received replies from both Ed Markey's and John Kerry's offices regarding Cape Wind. I wonder about their appeals to the importance of "process", since the process has changed due to the 2005 energy bill, which … [Read more...]
sco interviews Niki Tsongas
sco's interview with MA-05 candidate Niki Tsongas is up at .08 Acres. Give it a read.You will notice that Tsongas' health care talking points have not changed, nor been fleshed out at all. For instance, sco asks "What would you like to see … [Read more...]
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