To the credit of the New York Times, Associated Press and Washington Post — reliable outlets for promoting global warming alarmism, protecting those who craft it and marginalizing those who point out its weaknesses and excesses — they all ran
by Christopher C. Horner23 Nov 2009, 8:38 AM PST0
For some time. several individuals have asked why we don’t just initiate suit against the obviously dishonest tactics and claims by the global warming industry under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO). This law commissions “private attorneys general”
by Christopher C. Horner21 Nov 2009, 10:23 AM PST0
I am not able to fully digest all of the relevant material just this moment, but check out what Anthony Watts at “Watts Up With That” among others have posted. Anthony is a meteorologist who blew the lid on the
by Christopher C. Horner20 Nov 2009, 10:27 AM PST0
The notion of remaining silent is not one readily associated with Al Gore. But, by his steadfast, years-long refusal to do anything other than pontificate about his views, such as defend them in an exchange with anyone who might know
by Christopher C. Horner16 Nov 2009, 2:23 PM PST0
The New York Times reports this weekend that: “SINGAPORE — President Obama and other world leaders have decided to put off the difficult task of reaching a climate change agreement at a global climate conference scheduled for next month, agreeing
by Christopher C. Horner15 Nov 2009, 2:07 PM PST0
The Chamber of Commerce recently bowed to pressure from big member companies which have crafted schemes to pick your pocket under cap-and-trade, and cravenly pleaded for some form of global warming legislation. It defended this with the argument distilled as
by Christopher C. Horner13 Nov 2009, 1:22 PM PST0
So, now that we’ve opened this can, just how sweeping is the “global warming” bills’ curiously identical Sec. 707? At risk of getting into a peeing match which my time budget may not allow me to finish, I believe that
by Christopher C. Horner12 Nov 2009, 10:51 AM PST0
So it seems that both the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill House bill and Senate EPW Committee-passed version of Kerry-Boxer both have buried in them what the Washington Examiner’s Mark Tapscott describes, in revealing the measure, a “nasty bureaucratic provision that requires
by Christopher C. Horner10 Nov 2009, 1:31 PM PST0
From the “Imagine if a Democrat did this” files – say, in the context of opposing President Obama’s effort to transform our health care insurance and delivery systems . It seems that a Republican Senator has been outed as hopping
by Christopher C. Horner4 Nov 2009, 8:37 AM PST0
The Democratic majority objected to my appearing at a House hearing this morning addressing AstroTurfing in the global warming advocacy industry. The majority were not amused by the prospect of a discordant note being struck. As such, the Republicans will
by Christopher C. Horner29 Oct 2009, 8:30 AM PST0
This is pretty pathetic. CNN commissions a poll to assist with a week’s worth of Senate hearings and one in the House all designed to breathe life into the Senate’s counter to Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy rationing legislation. The express point
by Christopher C. Horner27 Oct 2009, 1:15 PM PST0
We know why new investment in auto assembly in recent decades has not gone to Michigan but to, say, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky. In short and making no effort to put too a fine point on it, this is to avoid
by Christopher C. Horner27 Oct 2009, 10:41 AM PST0
I have one item of suggested reading before passing judgment on the occasionally strident internet-sensation that is the commentary by Lord Monckton on the draft negotiating text for an anticipated U.S. signature in December — certain to be delayed, to
by Christopher C. Horner26 Oct 2009, 7:30 AM PST0
There was a good turnout at Wellesley College last night for my talk “A Quick Tour of the Ultimate in Political Correctness: The ‘Global Warming’ Issue, Agenda and Industry”, hosted by the College Republican Club… once presided over here by
by Christopher C. Horner22 Oct 2009, 6:12 PM PST0
Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham had a piece Sunday in the New York Times, stumbling through a pro-cap-and-trade routine. Initial thoughts on this homage to the bipartisanship fetish: The “we even have different accents” bit tips their hand that
by Christopher C. Horner15 Oct 2009, 12:45 PM PST0
I have had the pleasure of Greenpeace taking my trash every Sunday night after I put it out — the contents winding up in staged “stories” in outlets like Deutsche Welle, the Independent, El Pais and Old Red herself, the
by Christopher C. Horner14 Oct 2009, 9:15 AM PST0
Over the weekend I received an email that, on its face, might appear to be rather strange. It read: “planet warming is a serious issue that must be substantiated immediately!” What’s facially odd is that this insistence on the truth
by Christopher C. Horner12 Oct 2009, 1:00 PM PST0
James Sensnbrenner (R-WI), Ranking Republican on the House’s Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (really), issued a warning last week about Kyoto II. The proposal is being tugged by that vast majority of the world, rejecting its constraints,
by Christopher C. Horner12 Oct 2009, 9:11 AM PST0
One learns a new language upon first wading into the world of ,what’s favorably called by the Al Gores and Jacques Chiracs of the world, “global governance”. That term, used in all seriousness and intended as a compliment, means the
by Christopher C. Horner8 Oct 2009, 11:10 AM PST0
Even for those not paying very close attention to the news in recent months, this headline from today’s “Climate Wire” may strike you as a tad incongruent: MILITARY: Coastlines plumbed for ancient data in Pentagon climate study Possibly the Pentagon’s
by Christopher C. Horner6 Oct 2009, 8:47 AM PST0
Well, the admissions just keep on coming. In the UK, lead canary for all things “climate change” — for example, polls show a majority of their public now see the agenda as just a new excuse for the state to
by Christopher C. Horner2 Oct 2009, 3:15 PM PST0
I was pleased to see the two colleagues either chosen to flank, or who elbowed their way up front to surround, Sens. John Kerry and Barbara Boxer when they introduced their “cap-and-trade” energy rationing scheme on Capitol Hill today. This
by Christopher C. Horner1 Oct 2009, 6:15 AM PST0
This morning I filed the following Appeal with Obama’s Treasury Department over its continued withholding of documents responsive to our Freedom of Information Act Request seeking internal discussions over administering a possible cap-and-trade scheme that the president, as a candidate,
by Christopher C. Horner29 Sep 2009, 10:22 AM PST0
On numerous occasions, to tout his own agenda President Obama told America to “take a look at what’s happening in countries like Spain” to witness his model for a “green jobs” economy. Well, a team of Spaniards produced an academic
by Christopher C. Horner28 Sep 2009, 9:25 AM PST0
Mere days before Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry are scheduled to introduce their version of controversial global warming “cap-and-trade” legislation — if several months after EPA whistle-blower Dr. Alan Carlin drew attention to the fact that the recent published
by Christopher C. Horner25 Sep 2009, 11:23 AM PST0