Its a religion, and worse than most religions. ====== WSJ 12/2/2015 The running melodrama of the world climate-change talks reassembled in Paris this week, and word from the worthies is that this time the 196 nations are poised for a momentous breakthrough. Well, not quite. The politicians want a deal so badly that they’ll accept anything that can pass as one, but it... Read more
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Prosecuting Climate Dissent
November 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Global WarmingReligious persecution? ========== WSJ 11/9/2015 Sheldon Whitehouse got his man. The Rhode Island Senator has been lobbying for prosecutions of oil and gas companies over climate change, and New York Attorney General and progressive activist Eric Schneiderman has now obliged by opening a subpoena assault on Exxon Mobil. This marks a dangerous new escalation of the left’s attempt to stamp out all disagreement... Read more
Obama’s Wind-Energy Lobby Gets Blown Away
August 22 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, Liberal PressWhere are all the “windmill huggers”? ======== By Robert Bryce WSJ Aug. 18, 2015 7:09 p.m. Chalk one up for the bald eagle. The avian symbol of American freedom has beaten the Obama administration and the wind industry in court, though the majestic birds still don’t stand a chance when flying near the subsidy-fueled blades of green-energy production. On Aug. 11, a federal judge in... Read more
The Campus Climate Crusade
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Global Warming, Liberal Press, Politically correct, The LeftWhy is the left not willing to have open dialog, discuss facts, consider alternate opinions? Is it because they have no argument, so all they have left is to demonize individuals? ================ Kimberley A. Strassel March 26, 2015 7:12 p.m. ET Conservative thought on campus these days is rare, though for some it’s still not rare enough. Witness the growing campaign by politicians, unions... Read more
Environmental Religion
March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, The LeftVery good argument, indeed. ============ From a speech by the late novelist Michael Crichton to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, 2003: Today, one of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism. Environmentalism seems to be the religion of choice for urban atheists. Why do I say it’s a religion? Well, just look at the beliefs. If you look carefully,... Read more
Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Global Warming, Politically correct, ScienceI think the right honorable gentleman makes some very keen observations. === By Matt Ridley March 13, 2015 5:33 p.m. ET The environmental movement has advanced three arguments in recent years for giving up fossil fuels: (1) that we will soon run out of them anyway; (2) that alternative sources of energy will price them out of the marketplace; and (3) that we cannot... Read more
