Articles Archive for July 2008
Posted in Government Intervention on 31 July 2008
The state of California is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for being derelict in their duties of regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Air Act was supposed to force the agency into action, but California thinks it speaks for the entire nation. Come on, California, you [...]
Posted in Conspiracy on 31 July 2008
(H/T: Paul). I posed a question to my readers last week as to when the tipping point would really start with regard to global warming. Should we expect that the goalposts will continue to move as climate catastrophes prophesized failed to come to fruition?Almost on cue, a [...]
Posted in Carbon Tax on 31 July 2008
Just two days after I posted an article on the prospect of South Africa enacting a carbon tax, businesses in the country are already fighting back. Companies in the country say that they’re already experiencing difficulty in the market due to increasing energy costs and, if those expenditures didn’t already force them to become more [...]
Posted in Indoctrination on 31 July 2008
The Princeton Review, a website dedicated to helping students and parents navigate school admissions and standardized testing, is now ranking learning institutions by how “green” they are. Those that recycle and have other environmentally-friendly policies, provide a healthy environment for students and how well students are prepared for employment in a clean energy economy are [...]
Posted in Science on 31 July 2008
(H/T: Tom Nelson). Science is wrong again. After predicting that global warming would cause sea levels to rise and areas like Bangladesh would surely be underwater, the opposite has happened: Bangladesh is actually gaining land. Scientists have studied 32 years’ worth of satellite imagery and found that Bangladesh is gaining 20 square kilometers of landmass [...]
Posted in Science on 30 July 2008
Last month I posted an article on the prophesied melting of the entire Arctic region over the course of this summer. Not only has this not happened, surprise, surprise, but there is actually more ice in the Arctic waters than is typical of this year. Anthony Watts grabbed a satellite image of the Arctic and [...]
Posted in Carbon Tax on 30 July 2008
Japan announced earlier today that it would begin a carbon trading program later this year. Under pressure to meet it’s Kyoto obligations, Japan will combine carbon trading and $30 billion of taxpayer dollars over the next five years to lower global carbon emissions.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7686176
Posted in Economy on 30 July 2008
In the year 2030, it is expected that the gross domestic product of the United States will suffer a 1% cut if greenhouse gas-reducing legislation is enacted. While this number is large but manageable, the real hit on the economy will come if emissions are required to be [...]
Posted in Government Intervention on 30 July 2008
More analysis from Alan Caruba: India and China have both not considered measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to stave off global warming. India has flat-out refused while China hasn’t shown any public interest in following the Al Gore movement.
Source: dixican.wordpress.com
Posted in Carbon Tax on 30 July 2008
A recent poll found that a majority of British Columbians (64%) were opposed to the carbon tax that went into effect on July 1st. Those surveyed want strong action on climate change but in a fair and effective manner. Also, 77% of those polled did not feel [...]