The Belief That CO2 Can Regulate Climate Is “Sheer Absurdity” | Power Line.
Polar bear populations are increasing
Please read the whole article, but the money quote for me is this:
Puls: Climate change is normal. There have always been phases of climate warming, many that even far exceeded the extent we see today. But there hasn’t been any warming since 1998. In fact the IPCC suppliers of data even show a slight cooling.
As if we needed more evidence that the current administration is utterly ignorant of the reality of the global energy situation, and its effect on average Americans. Please follow the link and read the article.
Keith Olbermann fired by Current TV | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News – seattlepi.com.
I’m sure this will come as a shock to the tens of viewers of Olbermann’s show on Current TV.
Zero Emissions, Really?
You just can’t say it often enough, “there ain’t no free lunch“. I am very happy that Nissan has chosen to build the Leaf in Middle Tennessee, but facts are stubborn things. When any Tennessean needs to “fill up” his or her Leaf, Chevy Volt, or any other plug-in electric car, the chances are great that the battery will be recharged by one of the TVA’s big ol’ coal-fired electric plants.
The reviews for the Leaf have been mixed, but overall positive. Individuals I have spoken to who have test driven the Leaf give it good marks for acceleration and handling. However, as the Edmunds. com review points out, anyone who purchases a Leaf will have to be able to live with some compromises. Among these are the tiny trunk for even a small hatchback, and the fact that the owner must buy and install a home charging station.
I think I can speak for the majority of Americans when I say that, even though I appreciate the ingenuity that has gone into the latest generation of electric cars, I am just not ready to give up the gas hog. Maybe when gasoline finally crosses the five dollar per gallon level, I may rethink my position. That doesn’t mean that I want GM or Nissan to falsely claim that these cars produce zero emissions, because the energy to power them has to come from somewhere.
I wonder if these will be the Stonehenge or Easter Island monuments that future generations discover. You must believe that, if wind power was truly valuable on its own, without the government subsidies, these structures would not be abandoned in such numbers. Even in the Netherlands, the land of the iconic windmill, it seems the price of being green is too high. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration has delayed approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, effectively sending Canadian oil to China instead of the U.S. Gulf Coast. It’s almost as if they want the U.S. economy to fail.
Transportation: California’s high-speed train wreck – latimes.com.
An artist's rendering of the proposed San Jose stop on the $43-billion high-speed rail line. (California High-Speed Rail Authority / Bloomberg)
The Los Angeles Times supports the concept of high-speed rail in California, only taking apparent issue with the politics of this proposal. The problem with this stance is, everything about high-speed rail in the United States is political. If high-speed passenger rail was economically viable, then existing commercial railroads would invest in it. Freight rail is poised for spectacular growth, because unlike passenger rail, there is a market for freight rail. Railroads in the U.S. have invested money in technology and equipment in anticipation of increased volume. Conversely, there is not enough demand, either now or in the foreseeable future, to make high-speed rail profitable. Even as gasoline prices continue to climb, Americans still prefer driving their cars to taking the train.
High-speed passenger rail has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and petroleum use, but in order to do so, it must present a pratical alternative to travel by car. As of now, it is still not seen that way by most Americans. Ironically, freight rail offers a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions right now, via increased use of intermodal transit.
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