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Where are theGreen Jobs

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Monday, November 30, 2009 7:09:16 PM
   They are going away! At least in Los Angeles, anyway.
 
Recycling center
 
Recycling centers across California are closing, and scores of troubled youths are being tossed from "green" jobs onto unemployment rolls in the wake of Sacramento's raid on bottle deposit funds.

California's recycling treasury, filled by consumers' nickel and dime deposits on drink containers, had hummed along successfully for two decades until state officials left it nearly bankrupt after taking $451 million out to help balance the budget.
 
   This is what happens when government gets to big. Remember: government kills jobs; they don't create them.
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The U.N. Needs Some Cash Up Front. Really?

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, November 29, 2009 9:38:52 PM
   Once again, poor countries are asking for some money. And if the rich countries don't deliver the money, they won't come (to the climate talks).
 
 Money on the table — perhaps $10 billion a year or more — could help close a deal in Denmark next month and keep climate talks moving toward a new global treaty in 2010. But if poorer nations see too little offered up front, the U.N. conference could end in discord.

The money would help developing countries cope with ocean flooding, drought and other effects of climate change, while also helping them cut down on emissions of global-warming gases. The funds might eventually come from new sources, such as a tax on airline flights, but negotiators for now are seeking quicker infusions.

"Rich countries must put at least $10 billion a year on the table to kick-start immediate action up to 2012," the U.N. climate chief, Yvo de Boer, told reporters last week in a preview of the two-week conference opening next Monday in Copenhagen.
 
   Show me the money! Let's say it together now...Show me the Money! Show me the money!!
 
 
   Seems to fit if you ask me.
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Penn State Going To Look Into Mann's Study's

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:46:47 PM
   WattsUpwithThat, who has been all over the leaked email scandal, has a story on Penn State looking into Michael Mann's Hockey Stick numbers.
In recent days a lengthy file of emails has been made public. Some of the questions raised through those emails may have been addressed already by the NAS investigation but others may not have been considered. The University is looking into this matter further, following a well defined policy used in such cases. No public discussion of the matter will occur while the University is reviewing the concerns that have been raised.
 
   If they have someone who is not apart of the "peer-review society" review Mann's work, they might come to a different conclusion. I don't expect much to come of this.
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Round-Up Of Climate Scam Stories

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:35:29 PM
   Here is an assortment of stories over the holiday weekend regarding the leaked emails from the East Anglia's Climate Research Unit.
 
Pajamas Media has been all over the story. Here, here, and here.
 
Megan Mcardle is a believer in global warming, but she is starting to wonder; here and here.
 
Andrew Revkin from the N.Y.Times Dot Earth, who made a special appearance in the emails, has had some posts.
 
News from the BBC. They had them a month previous to their release.
 
Just a few to look at. The great thing is there are some outlets who are not going to just let this thing get swept under the carpet.
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