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Obama and Copenhagen…

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

That is all.

Max has “serious reservations” over Cap and Trade…

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said today that he has “serious reservations” about a major global warming bill and warned fellow Democrats to water down the measure in hopes of getting it through the Senate.
Speaking at the start of an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing where he is the second highest-ranking member, the Montana […]

Cap and Trade: “even proponents like Phillips acknowledge it will raise higher energy bills…”

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

The White House has enlisted the help of a Bozeman Democrat to push carbon-reducing legislation that promotes alternative energy like wind and solar power.
But State Rep. Mike Phillips said a large challenge faces him and others who want to see the federal legislation pass. He announced he’d been chosen the day after a poll showed […]

Drudge Report: “Montana records fall…”

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

From the front page of Drudge this morning…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NOUS45 KMSO 141324
PNSMSO
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
644 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2009
…ARCTIC COLD SNAP PRELIMINARY EVENT SUMMARY…
A STRONG ARCTIC AIR MASS PUSHED ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SETTLING VERY COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR INTO THE VALLEY LOCATIONS ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH […]

$79 Billion

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

The US Government has spent more than $79 billion of taxpayers’ money since 1989 on policies related to climate change, including science and technology research, administration, propaganda campaigns, foreign aid, and tax breaks. Most of this spending was unnecessary.
SOURCE
Money well spent?
That is all.

Cap & Trade/Tax: $175 OR $3000…WHO YA GOT?!

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.”
The left has been quoting a CBO study which toutes a “modest” increase of $175 a year in the cost of energy consumption. Doing a quick calculation, that translates into a $14.58 per month increase for a household of four…how does […]

The cost of Cap & Trade/Tax…

Friday, June 26th, 2009

If you don’t already know, H.R. 2454 has passed out of the House on a vote of 219-212.
Testimony before the Senate Republican Conference
June 22, 2009
My name is Ben Lieberman, and I am the Senior Policy Analyst for Energy and Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The […]

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!11! or I don’t know how that decomposing body found its way into my apartment…

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Ira Samuel Einhorn, a.k.a. “The Unicorn Killer”
Einhorn was active in ecological groups and was an icon of the counterculture, anti-establishment and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s. At one time, he was a friend and contemporary of Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman. He also claimed to have been instrumental in creating Earth Day in […]

SB 257- Incentivizing Hydro ** UPDATE

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

I’ve been receiving emails about this bill… Judge for yourself.
With such a tight split in the House and a Republican controlled Senate that trends towards stodgy, it’s telling that Senate Bill 257, a change to current law to further incentivize hydro upgrades as well as provide for low income weatherization, made it to the Governor’s […]

Super Cereal Rasmussen Report: 54% Say Media Hype Global Warming Dangers

Friday, February 6th, 2009

More bad news for the media.
Fifty-four percent (54%) of U.S. voters say the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. Only 21% say the media present an accurate picture, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Thirteen percent (13%) think the media make climate change appear to be better than […]