Cap and Trade Messing With Texas and the weekly Chilling Effect cartoon

Energy and Environment: Around The Interwebs

IBD: A new scientific paper says that man has had little or nothing to do with global temperature variations. Maybe the only place it’s really getting hotter is in Al Gore’s head.
WSJ op-ed by Pete du Pont: Waxman-Markey Deserves to Die
Follow The Green: “State officials who lead California’s war on global warming often travel abroad on trips supported by the major greenhouse gas polluters they regulate…”
Every Vote Matters: “Senate supporters of a bill that for the first time would put limits on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have launched an intense one-on-one effort to sound out their colleagues’ views in hopes of winning their support”
Oil Sands: Not Quite So Dirty?
A Case Against Precipitous Climate Action
Could we be wrong about global warming?

Texas Comptroller on Cap and Trade: It Will Mess With Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation has a great interview with Texas State Comptroller Susan Combs, who looks at the disastrous impact cap and trade global warming legislation would have on her states. She says Texas is one of the top 5 states at risk for job loss.

George Will On Climate Change Legislation

As always, George Will is right on the money about climate policy:

“The fixers say: On to Copenhagen! There, in December, the moveable feast of climate confabulations will continue. By which time China, at its current pace, probably will have brought on line 14 more coal-fired generating plants, each of them capable of providing all the electricity needed for a city the size of San Diego. And last Sunday, India told visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that there is “no case” for U.S. pressure on India to reduce carbon emissions.

“The costs of weaning the U.S. economy off much of its reliance on carbon are uncertain, but certainly large. The climatic benefits of doing so are uncertain but, given the behavior of those pesky 5 billion, almost certainly small, perhaps minuscule, even immeasurable. Fortunately, skepticism about the evidence that supposedly supports current alarmism about climate change is growing, as is evidence that, whatever the truth about the problem turns out to be, U.S. actions cannot be significantly ameliorative.”

Boxer's Way or the Highway

Politico had a great story last week - and a great graphic to go with it - on the eccentric and destructive megalomania of the woman (Senator!) in charge of reaching a climate change legislation deal in the Senate:

“During a committee hearing in June, Boxer upbraided a brigadier general for calling her ‘Ma’am’ rather than ‘Senator.’ During another hearing this month, Boxer found herself in a testy exchange with the CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, who accused her of ‘condescending’ to him.

“For some Democratic staffers, the incidents underscored the danger of having an outspoken partisan liberal in charge of making the kinds of compromises needed to get cap and trade through the Senate.

“‘One of the criticisms that comes down on Boxer a great deal is that she takes it to really a very personal level,’ said one Democratic staffer. Added another Democratic aide: ‘People don’t look at her as the person who’s going to make a deal and bring both sides to the table. Her way is the only way.’”

VIDEO: Daily Show Hits Cap and Trade

Heh: “It’s a cure for cancer… but it causes AIDS”





	July 27, 2009 Energy and Environment: Around The Interwebs IBD: A new scientific paper says that man has had little or nothing to do with global temperature variations. Maybe the only place it’s really getting hotter is in Al Gore’s head. WSJ op-ed by Pete du Pont: Waxman-Markey Deserves to Die Follow The Green: “State officials who lead California’s war on global warming often travel abroad on trips supported by the major greenhouse gas polluters they regulate…” Every Vote Matters: “Senate supporters of a bill that for the first time would put limits on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have launched an intense one-on-one effort to sound out their colleagues’ views in hopes of winning their support” Oil Sands: Not Quite So Dirty? A Case Against Precipitous Climate Action Could we be wrong about global warming? Texas Comptroller on Cap and Trade: It Will Mess With Texas The Texas Public Policy Foundation has a great interview with Texas State Comptroller Susan Combs, who looks at the disastrous impact cap and trade global warming legislation would have on her states. She says Texas is one of the top 5 states at risk for job loss. George Will On Climate Change Legislation As always, George Will is right on the money about climate policy: “The fixers say: On to Copenhagen! There, in December, the moveable feast of climate confabulations will continue. By which time China, at its current pace, probably will have brought on line 14 more coal-fired generating plants, each of them capable of providing all the electricity needed for a city the size of San Diego. And last Sunday, India told visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that there is “no case” for U.S. pressure on India to reduce carbon emissions. “The costs of weaning the U.S. economy off much of its reliance on carbon are uncertain, but certainly large. The climatic benefits of doing so are uncertain but, given the behavior of those pesky 5 billion, almost certainly small, perhaps minuscule, even immeasurable. Fortunately, skepticism about the evidence that supposedly supports current alarmism about climate change is growing, as is evidence that, whatever the truth about the problem turns out to be, U.S. actions cannot be significantly ameliorative.” Boxer's Way or the Highway Politico had a great story last week - and a great graphic to go with it - on the eccentric and destructive megalomania of the woman (Senator!) in charge of reaching a climate change legislation deal in the Senate: “During a committee hearing in June, Boxer upbraided a brigadier general for calling her ‘Ma’am’ rather than ‘Senator.’ During another hearing this month, Boxer found herself in a testy exchange with the CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, who accused her of ‘condescending’ to him. “For some Democratic staffers, the incidents underscored the danger of having an outspoken partisan liberal in charge of making the kinds of compromises needed to get cap and trade through the Senate. “‘One of the criticisms that comes down on Boxer a great deal is that she takes it to really a very personal level,’ said one Democratic staffer. Added another Democratic aide: ‘People don’t look at her as the person who’s going to make a deal and bring both sides to the table. Her way is the only way.’” VIDEO: Daily Show Hits Cap and Trade Heh: “It’s a cure for cancer… but it causes AIDS”