{Disarmed} Gore says use Obamania to save planet, Michael Crichton hit piece, and the weekly Chilling Effect cartoon

Energy and Environment: Around the Interwebs

Scare Headline of the Week: “Countdown to perilous global warming”…Democrats urging automaker bailout in part to … fight global warming…SPPI: Observed Climate Change in Florida…UK: Police warn of growing threat from eco-terrorists…“The Solution to Global Warming”…Junkman Milloy talks about “The First Green President”…Al Gore wants to harness the power of Obamania to fight global warming.

Global Warming’s Cold Propagandists: Attacking Michael Crichton

A lot of people were grateful when acclaimed author Michael Crichton blended science with a great storyline to highlight some of the holes in global warming theory in “State of Fear.” His basic story skeleton: unable to convince the world that their enviro-religious fervor is justified, unethical activists go to any lengths to spur the world into action.

Of course, this week, Crichton passed away. In memory, many publications ran his brilliant speech, Aliens Cause Global Warming. What did the New York Times run? An ill-written, ill-conceived hit piece from some author no one has ever heard of named Dave Itzkoff, a book review editor at the Drab-Gray Lady…

The High Price of Higher Energy Costs

Dr. David Kreutzer of the Heritage Foundation, a past interviewee at The Chilling Effect, has a new web memo on continuing efforts to make power consumption more expensive. This is just one tidbit from “Impact of CO2 Restrictions on Employment and Income: Green Jobs or Gone Jobs?”:

“But Californians pay 36 percent more for their electricity, have watched manufacturing’s share of state output drop by 15 percent since 1980, need less electricity for heating and cooling than the rest of the nation, live in smaller houses than the national average, and pay billions of dollars to generate electricity using inefficient alternatives.”

That’s just a personal favorite. Here’s the real bottom line:

“Energy is a valuable input to the modern economy. Cutting CO2 makes less energy available, and when the impacts are traced through the economy, some jobs are created but more are lost. Counting only the jobs that are created distorts the analysis and invalidates the conclusions.

“When all is said and done, restricting CO2 cuts energy, income, and jobs. Pretending that breaking windows creates employment may make choosing among alternatives easier, but it leads to bad policy.”

Good stuff.





	November 10, 2008 Energy and Environment: Around the Interwebs Scare Headline of the Week: “Countdown to perilous global warming”…Democrats urging automaker bailout in part to … fight global warming…SPPI: Observed Climate Change in Florida…UK: Police warn of growing threat from eco-terrorists…“The Solution to Global Warming”…Junkman Milloy talks about “The First Green President”…Al Gore wants to harness the power of Obamania to fight global warming. Global Warming’s Cold Propagandists: Attacking Michael Crichton A lot of people were grateful when acclaimed author Michael Crichton blended science with a great storyline to highlight some of the holes in global warming theory in “State of Fear.” His basic story skeleton: unable to convince the world that their enviro-religious fervor is justified, unethical activists go to any lengths to spur the world into action. Of course, this week, Crichton passed away. In memory, many publications ran his brilliant speech, Aliens Cause Global Warming. What did the New York Times run? An ill-written, ill-conceived hit piece from some author no one has ever heard of named Dave Itzkoff, a book review editor at the Drab-Gray Lady… The High Price of Higher Energy Costs Dr. David Kreutzer of the Heritage Foundation, a past interviewee at The Chilling Effect, has a new web memo on continuing efforts to make power consumption more expensive. This is just one tidbit from “Impact of CO2 Restrictions on Employment and Income: Green Jobs or Gone Jobs?”: “But Californians pay 36 percent more for their electricity, have watched manufacturing’s share of state output drop by 15 percent since 1980, need less electricity for heating and cooling than the rest of the nation, live in smaller houses than the national average, and pay billions of dollars to generate electricity using inefficient alternatives.” That’s just a personal favorite. Here’s the real bottom line: “Energy is a valuable input to the modern economy. Cutting CO2 makes less energy available, and when the impacts are traced through the economy, some jobs are created but more are lost. Counting only the jobs that are created distorts the analysis and invalidates the conclusions. “When all is said and done, restricting CO2 cuts energy, income, and jobs. Pretending that breaking windows creates employment may make choosing among alternatives easier, but it leads to bad policy.” Good stuff.