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NY AG Letitia James Loses ‘Climate Change’ Case Against Exxon Mobil
by Shifra on December 11, 2019NY Attorney General Letitia James just lost this “climate change” case. But she should cheer up: Now she will have more time to harass President Trump for his financial records. Via Bloomberg. Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched trial over its accounting for the financial risks of climate change, in an outright rejection of New York state’s claim that the energy giant engaged in a cynical scheme to mislead investors for years.] Tuesday’s ruling, by New York Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager in Manhattan, is a blow to the state’s attorney general, Letitia James. In the securities fraud lawsuit, filed in October of last year, New York accused Exxon of lying to shareholders about its use of a “proxy...
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Solyndra Redux
by Maynard on April 1, 2016Does it ever end? "Obama-Backed Green Energy Company Goes Bankrupt — After Getting Billions From Taxpayers".
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Court Ruling: Bald Eagles – 1, Obama Regime & Wind Turbines – 0
by Shifra on August 24, 2015In the bizarro world of the Obama Administration, ‘Climate Change’ is the biggest threat to the planet. So, if thousands of iconic birds are killed by wind turbines? Apparently, no biggie. Because…green energy! Via WSJ: 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 the Northern District of California shot down a rule proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that would have allowed the wind industry to legally kill bald eagles and golden eagles for up to...
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Obama Will Jet To Arctic, Use 16,805 Gallons Of Fuel, Because… Global Warming!
by Shifra on August 4, 2015So, if you like your CO2, you can emit your CO2? Via Daily Caller: The Obama administration will kick off a massive campaign…to push the president’s agenda to cut carbon dioxide emissions just months ahead of the United Nation’s global warming summit in Paris. This climate campaign, oddly enough, includes a trip to the Alaskan Arctic by President Barack Obama to “call attention to the effects of global warming,” according to The Washington Post — which was briefed on the administration’s new campaign by an unnamed source prior to its unveiling to the public. “Power plants are the single biggest source of the harmful carbon pollution that contributes to the climate change,” Obama said in the transcript of a video...
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As Expected: Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline Bill
by Tammy on February 24, 2015Oh look, Obama had to do something other than put his feet on the desk in the oval office. No longer protected by Dem troll Harry Reid, Obama is going to be exposed for the malevolent obstructionist he really is. Via The Hill. President Obama on Tuesday vetoed legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rebuffing the new Republican Congress amid a furious battle over Homeland Security funding. The veto — just the third of Obama’s presidency and his first of major legislation — was made in private and without fanfare, reflecting tensions in the Democratic Party over whether the controversial pipeline should be approved. “Through this bill the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven...
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Another “Green Energy” Boondoggle Goes Broke
by Tammy on November 30, 2014**Bumped up from TAMWire. Posted by Maynard** Converting wood chips into ethanol sounds great, but they keep building expensive plants (with taxpayer support) that do not work and end up shuttered. The mastermind in this case is a billionaire and big Democrat bundler. See also Range Fuels. Billionaire Vinod Khosla’s big dreams for biofuels fail to catch fire Just over a year ago, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla was bubbling with optimism about one of his latest investments: KiOR, a biofuel outfit he said would turn wood chips into hydrocarbons that could be poured straight into a refinery, pipeline or vehicle… Now, however, the spell has been broken. On Nov. 10, KiOR filed for bankruptcy, leaving behind 2,067 creditors, including...
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Solar Plant Requesting Fed Grant To Pay Off $1.6 B Fed Loan
by Shifra on November 10, 2014To be filed under “chutzpah:” Via Fox News: World’s largest solar plant applying for federal grant to pay off federal loan Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com After already receiving a controversial $1.6 billion construction loan from U.S. taxpayers, the wealthy investors of a California solar power plant now want a $539 million federal grant to pay off their federal loan. “This is an attempt by very large cash generating companies that have billions on their balance sheet to get a federal bailout, i.e. a bailout from us – the taxpayer for their pet project,” said Reason Foundation VP of Research Julian Morris. “It’s actually rather obscene. The Ivanpah solar electric generating plant is owned by Google and renewable energy...
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Why Maynard’s Car is Green (and Obama’s is a Sack of Brown)
by Maynard on February 6, 2014Middle class people not only have to pay for their own modest cars, but they're forced to subsidize expensive flashy hot rods for upper class cronies, who cruise around town pretending they've saved the world while they are in fact destroying the ecology and the economy.
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Appliance Alert: Your Refrigerator May Be Watching You!
by Shifra on July 10, 2013Ever since Pat_S posted Stay Tuned — Cameras In Cable Boxes Watching You, I’ve been keeping an eye on my cable box. Because I think it might be watching me. Now, after reading the following article, I’m starting to watch my fridge. Because I think it might be looking at me funny. via Investor’s Business Daily: Regulation: No longer the stuff of science fiction, a little-noticed change in energy-efficiency requirements for appliances could lead to government controlling the power used in your home and how you set your thermostat. In a seemingly innocuous revision of its Energy Star efficiency requirements announced June 27, the Environmental Protection Agency included an “optional” requirement for a “smart-grid” connection for customers to electronically...
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Yay Humans! Celebrate ‘Human Achievement Hour’ Saturday at 830pm Your Time
by Tammy on March 23, 2013** In honor of saving the planet by recycling, I’m bumping up this post from last year and updating certain links 😉 ** Competitive Enterprise Institute: “Supporting the freedom needed for humans to innovate so that our lives on earth are longer, healthier, and more enjoyable” Sure, a combination of hippies and leftists want everyone to embrace the Stone Age with “Earth Hour” on Saturday at 830pm your local time, but we here in the normal world celebrate Human Achievement! I especially like enjoying what planet Earth has given us in the form of coal by worshipping electricity and all the products it powers. All at once. Won’t you join me in turning on everything in your house/apartment/shack all at...
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Gas Prices Rise 32 Days Straight
by Tammy on February 18, 2013What it cost for me to fill up my little sedan last week. Reaction by liberals? . This, of course, is in large part the Dumb Bastard making sure that the cost of gasoline gets as high (artificially) as “green” fuels. This man and his delusions can be stopped if we get a Congress that is willing to confront him. I can’t even begin to tell you how important 2014 is. This story by CNN doesn’t attribute any of the responsibility to the DB, none at all. It’s about China, and presumed increased demand, etc, etc. “Increased oil production” in the US is mentioned, apparently compelling the Middle East to cut production (you’ve gotta keep those prices high!). Of course,...