{Disarmed} Snowy UAE, global warming bottom of American priorities and the weekly Chilling Effect cartoon

Energy and Environment: Around The Interwebs

* Oh, those fallin’ Philly temps!

* Letter: Science shows no climate change

* WSJ blog quotes expert: “The Obama presidency is in a political vise grip, squeezed between two facts,” which are mounting evidence of serious climate change and “nothing close” to the political support needed to address it.

* Baltimore Sun intones: Time is now for bill to control carbon

* Too True: “I don’t think environmentalists would rejoice in any human suffering. Nor do I think they want to keep the poor down, it’s just that this would be the inevitable consequence of their proposals.”

* Coal plant becomes issue in Va Gov. race

* Obama’s Middle-of-the-Road Man?: “Though he is generally described as left-of-center, [Cass] Sunstein’s academic interests in regulation have led him to raise questions about the constitutionality of liberal favorites like workplace safety laws and the Clean Air Act.”

* SPPI: Stephen Schneider’s sea level alarm without scientific merit

Obama Moves to Let States Set Own Rules on Emissions

Well, you had to see this coming. The Wall Street Journal this morning reports:

“President Barack Obama plans to call on the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to consider allowing states including California to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, said people familiar with the administration’s thinking.

“The move will signal a major policy break from his predecessor on an issue that has divided key Democratic Party constituencies. Mr. Obama’s announcement is almost certain to spark a war between two key Democratic constituencies: environmentalists and state officials who want power to set greenhouse-gas rules, and auto makers and unions who say such rules would exacerbate the industry’s woes following the worst year of U.S. vehicle sales in more than a decade…”

“This is the frozen north … of the UAE”

Someone alert Al Gore … this, too, must indicate global warming:

RAS AL KHAIMAH // Snow covered the Jebel Jais area for only the second time in recorded history yesterday.

So rare was the event that one lifelong resident said the local dialect had no word for it.

According to the RAK Government, temperatures on Jebel Jais dropped to -3°C on Friday night. On Saturday, the area had reached 1°C.

Public Priorities: Energy Over Environment

Everyone wants to improve and protect the environment, but many are concerned by potential policies that would harm the economy in the name of “global warming.” And while good economic times make Americans more willing to overlook bad policies because everyone is happy and healthy, lean economic times sharpen the mind. To wit, Pew has a new poll on public priorities. Compare the economy at 85% to global warming, only 30%.





	January 26, 2008 Energy and Environment: Around The Interwebs * Oh, those fallin’ Philly temps! * Letter: Science shows no climate change * WSJ blog quotes expert: “The Obama presidency is in a political vise grip, squeezed between two facts,” which are mounting evidence of serious climate change and “nothing close” to the political support needed to address it. * Baltimore Sun intones: Time is now for bill to control carbon * Too True: “I don’t think environmentalists would rejoice in any human suffering. Nor do I think they want to keep the poor down, it’s just that this would be the inevitable consequence of their proposals.” * Coal plant becomes issue in Va Gov. race * Obama’s Middle-of-the-Road Man?: “Though he is generally described as left-of-center, [Cass] Sunstein’s academic interests in regulation have led him to raise questions about the constitutionality of liberal favorites like workplace safety laws and the Clean Air Act.” * SPPI: Stephen Schneider’s sea level alarm without scientific merit Obama Moves to Let States Set Own Rules on Emissions Well, you had to see this coming. The Wall Street Journal this morning reports: “President Barack Obama plans to call on the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to consider allowing states including California to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, said people familiar with the administration’s thinking. “The move will signal a major policy break from his predecessor on an issue that has divided key Democratic Party constituencies. Mr. Obama’s announcement is almost certain to spark a war between two key Democratic constituencies: environmentalists and state officials who want power to set greenhouse-gas rules, and auto makers and unions who say such rules would exacerbate the industry’s woes following the worst year of U.S. vehicle sales in more than a decade…” “This is the frozen north … of the UAE” Someone alert Al Gore … this, too, must indicate global warming: RAS AL KHAIMAH // Snow covered the Jebel Jais area for only the second time in recorded history yesterday. So rare was the event that one lifelong resident said the local dialect had no word for it. According to the RAK Government, temperatures on Jebel Jais dropped to -3°C on Friday night. On Saturday, the area had reached 1°C. Public Priorities: Energy Over Environment Everyone wants to improve and protect the environment, but many are concerned by potential policies that would harm the economy in the name of “global warming.” And while good economic times make Americans more willing to overlook bad policies because everyone is happy and healthy, lean economic times sharpen the mind. To wit, Pew has a new poll on public priorities. Compare the economy at 85% to global warming, only 30%.