Global warming, what global warming?

A few years back, we had a problem with global warming. When it became evident the planet wasn’t warming as much as desired, the phrase became “climate change“. The beauty of that is no matter what happens, they’ve got it covered. If you question any change at all not being global warming, you’re in denial.

Then, climate change was debated in the House of Representatives. A lot of people said it would be too expensive. Citing bi-partisan support because eight Republicans supported it, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009″ passed. In the Senate, in order to counter the expensive cost of the legislation, “tax” was replaced with “fees“. They got it covered. No taxes has been stressed by Barbara Boxer. All this change will cost you nothing. If you don’t believe her, you’re in denial.

The bill struggled in the Senate. According to Boxer once again, it was because the Republicans, who quit coming to committee meetings, we’re interfering with the Senate’s attempts to modernize. If you don’t believe her, you’re in denial. Citing the fact that no Republicans were allowed input, and didn’t even attend some committee meetings, and didn’t attend the final vote, some Democrats are now against the bill they wanted. According to Boxer, that means they are in denial although she hasn’t come right out and said it. People who don’t support her are in denial, but Democrats don’t count I suppose.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, we got the news that the researchers who came up with original reports that started the whole global warming climate change debate, which led to the concern over all these taxes fees, which is causing all this partisan politics bipartisanship, might not be true in the first place. That, they in fact, couldn’t prove the planet was warming. So, even though they were smart enough to change the argument to “climate change”, still negates the argument of exactly how much is Mankind’s fault. Which, negates what exactly we need to do, what extent we have to go to. Maybe switching lightbulbs is enough to do it. Who knows? No one does. Believe it or not, now, if you ask exactly what impact the fact that one of the key architects of the IPCC TAR that started this whole thing fudged data, you’re in denial.

In the meantime:

Black Hills Power Requests Electric Rate Increase in Wyoming, First in 15 Years
Xcel reduces requested electric rate increase
Narragansett Electric files 4.9 percent general rate increase.
Empire District Electric files request for $5.2 million rate increase for SE Kansas customers
AEP explains huge rate increase request
Agency schedules hearings on Savannah, Ga., electricity rate increase request.

If you question why power utilities are raising rates all over the country right now, sometimes in double-digits, you’re in denial.