Posts Tagged ‘carbon’

Obama’s EPA Approved candle

June 16th, 2010 | 1 Comment

I stumbled across this on a clandestine mission this afternoon:   Not to be confused with a jar of blood, it’s a candle.  It’s wax.  It’s only wax.  There is no wick.  It does not burn.  It does not emit light.  It is a zero-carbon footprint candle.  Now, I was assured this was most likely [...]

Carbon will be the leading source of conflict

June 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Per Barbara Boxer: “I’m going to put in the record … a host of quotes from our national security experts who tell us that carbon pollution leading to climate change will be over the next 20 years the leading cause of conflict, putting our troops in harm’s way,” Boxer said. “And that’s why we have [...]

ESPN promotes green games

December 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Kansas and ESPN teamed up for a “green game”.  During the Kansas-Michigan game, viewers were battered with green stuff.  Some of the eco stuff was OK, but some was the tired, usual, global warming is gonna kill us all if we don’t start trading carbon credits on the Chicago carbon exchange crap. I got a [...]

Obama’s Carbon Cap-and-Trade Plan Can Boost Growth

November 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment

That’s the story we’re being sold.  It’s hard to understand exactly where those jobs come from, but here’s a stab at it: President Barack Obama hits three nails on the head with his plan to cap carbon emissions: weaning us off fossil fuels, spurring a wave of investment and job creation, and putting cash in [...]

Waxman-Markey is a disaster

July 14th, 2009 | No Comments

That’s my opinion.  No one really cares all that much tho.  But, maybe they would if I had some uppity title like Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.  That’d be kind of impressive dontcha think?  Well, I can’t claim the title, but the guy who can, Dr, James Hansen, has.  He doesn’t [...]