{Disarmed} Texas Gov says cap and trade "death knell" for oil production, Gore's twisted tornado facts and the weekly Chilling Effect cartoon

Energy and Environment: Around the Interwebs

Do Fewer Dollars Mean Less Change?: Financial crisis clouds EU’s climate change plans…Opinion: “the most important and potentially damaging move in Gordon Brown’s recent Government reorganisation could well be his setting up of a wholly new ministry, laughably called the Department of Energy and Climate Change”…Getting One Right: Some are angry that an Al Gore clone didn’t win this year’s Nobel Prize. But this guy did: “Mr. Ahtisaari, 71, a former Finnish president who became a behind-the-scenes negotiator in many of the world’s hot spots, has spent the past 20 years quietly pushing for a form of peace that brings an end to violence and paralyzing conflict, without necessarily pleasing the parties at the table or pretending to be neutral.

Texas Gov: Cap and Trade Will Be “Death Knell” for U.S. Oil Production

At a Clean Carbon Policy Summit speech, Texas Governor Rick Perry advocating building a more diverse energy portfolio, but warned energy experts of the dangers of cap and trade proposals moving through Congress.

“Texas both produces and refines up to 25 percent of the nation’s crude oil,” Perry said. “These CO2 proposals moving through Congress would penalize Texas for fueling the rest of the nation. Congress needs to take the very serious implications of these proposals into consideration before it develops an ill-advised policy that will be the death knell for oil production in this country.”

Gore’s twisted tornado facts

Thanks to Watt’s Up With That for this deconstruction of Gore’s proclamation before Iowa Democrats that climate change has resulted in increased tornadoes, including the one that leveled much of Parkersburg earlier this year. “Yes, we’ve always had tornadoes in Iowa and in Tennessee,” he said. “But they’re coming more frequently and they’re stronger.”

This graph suggests otherwise and says Al is “flat wrong.”

Being Green Is Easy, if You’re WWF

A shout out to JunkScience man Steven Milloy for his writeup on green hypocrisy that will make you see red. Milloy writes a stinging expose on the World Wildlife Fund’s luxury getaway called “Around the World: A Private Jet Expedition.” A must read if you dig green hypocrisy.





	October 14, 2008 Energy and Environment: Around the Interwebs Do Fewer Dollars Mean Less Change?: Financial crisis clouds EU’s climate change plans…Opinion: “the most important and potentially damaging move in Gordon Brown’s recent Government reorganisation could well be his setting up of a wholly new ministry, laughably called the Department of Energy and Climate Change”…Getting One Right: Some are angry that an Al Gore clone didn’t win this year’s Nobel Prize. But this guy did: “Mr. Ahtisaari, 71, a former Finnish president who became a behind-the-scenes negotiator in many of the world’s hot spots, has spent the past 20 years quietly pushing for a form of peace that brings an end to violence and paralyzing conflict, without necessarily pleasing the parties at the table or pretending to be neutral. Texas Gov: Cap and Trade Will Be “Death Knell” for U.S. Oil Production At a Clean Carbon Policy Summit speech, Texas Governor Rick Perry advocating building a more diverse energy portfolio, but warned energy experts of the dangers of cap and trade proposals moving through Congress. “Texas both produces and refines up to 25 percent of the nation’s crude oil,” Perry said. “These CO2 proposals moving through Congress would penalize Texas for fueling the rest of the nation. Congress needs to take the very serious implications of these proposals into consideration before it develops an ill-advised policy that will be the death knell for oil production in this country.” Gore’s twisted tornado facts Thanks to Watt’s Up With That for this deconstruction of Gore’s proclamation before Iowa Democrats that climate change has resulted in increased tornadoes, including the one that leveled much of Parkersburg earlier this year. “Yes, we’ve always had tornadoes in Iowa and in Tennessee,” he said. “But they’re coming more frequently and they’re stronger.” This graph suggests otherwise and says Al is “flat wrong.” Being Green Is Easy, if You’re WWF A shout out to JunkScience man Steven Milloy for his writeup on green hypocrisy that will make you see red. Milloy writes a stinging expose on the World Wildlife Fund’s luxury getaway called “Around the World: A Private Jet Expedition.” A must read if you dig green hypocrisy.