End to Jeep Wrangler soft-tops in California?

New environmental regulations to be implemented in California would require special auto glass to reflect heat and reduce the need for air-conditioning. The law may require Chrysler to stop selling soft-top Wranglers and only offer the hard top, full-glass version of the popular Jeep. The regulations could also limit cell phone, GPS and other radio…

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Who’s responsible for the fake U.S. Chamber of Commerce site? Update: fake news conference video

So the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) puts forward the denier’s skeptic’s opinion that having the Environmental Protection Agency regulate so-called greenhouse gasses is bad for the economic strength of the United States. Some companies quit the Chamber. Now we’ve got fake USCC Web sites and news releases “reversing” their opinion?

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The evaporating global warming “consensus”

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal several weeks ago explaining that the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, decided to postpone pursuing his Cap and Trade legislation until 2011.  He, much like President Obama, was elected with promises to do something about global warming, or climate change, or whatever the current phrase du jour happens…

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Is today “float a stupid government idea” day?

Two stories from the news wire today just have me totally baffled. I’m not always thinking “we’re doomed”, but if the Obama administration is considering a national sales tax of 10 percent or more, and has a dork working for him who thinks painting all the roofs in the world white will help stop global…

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My goodness, the Sun determines the earth’s temperature?

In early March the Heartland Institute sponsored a climate change conference with more than 70 featured presenters. You probably did not hear much about it since no politicians or actors were in attendance, and scientific presentations don’t make for good quality 30 second sound bites. Other than the president of the Czech Republic, the keynote…

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Gore statements upstaged by NASA scientist

Dr. John S. Theon, a retired NASA atmospheric scientist has stated that James Hansen – one of Al Gore’s go-to climate gurus – is a public embarrassment to NASA. Theon wrote a letter to Senator Jim Inhofe’s (R-Okla.) office at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. From Theon’s e-mail, with emphasis mine. Yes,…

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