Posts Tagged ‘ green energy ’

Green In The Red, Again

May 5, 2012
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It’s entertaining to watch ‘settled science’ get turned on its head time after time.  Friends that assign to me labels such as ‘climate change denier’ don’t seem to appreciate my opinion that science is far from being settled, and the irony of reports such as this linked article about Wind Farms Warming The Earth...

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Another ‘Green’ Loan in Trouble

October 20, 2011
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So, the Administration gambles with taxpayers’ money once again.  This time it is a $529 million loan guarantee to an electric car manufacturer in……Finland.  The original story lays out the basics of how this loan guarantee was intended to support the growth of ‘green manufacturing’ jobs here in the States. Just like the decisions...

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Batting At Windmills

October 18, 2011
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One of our readers just emailed us this article for our Nanny State files.  It appears that there may be airspace conflicts between rare Indiana Bats and the blades of windmills at this local wind farm.  I know the dead bat would not find this funny, but we see some humor in watching environmentalists...

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Green In The Red

October 17, 2011
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When you are a Democrat in the White House, and even Newsweek turns on you, you might have a problem.  This latest Newsweek article is their attempt to cover the story without being too critical of the President.  Sorry Newsweek, we have become very proficient at reading between the lines, but thanks for the...

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Burnt Food

October 6, 2011
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Grow food then burn it in our cars?  Ethanol from corn does not make sense when you phrase the question right.  Bob Lonsberry does a great job explaining this absurdity in his column today. Read the story.

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What Could Go Wrong?

October 1, 2011
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On the heels of the highly successful Solyndra loan, the DOE rushed to approve 4.7 Billion in new loans to ‘green’ companies on Friday.  It appears that the administration’s new slogan is “If at first you don’t succeed, it was because you didn’t spend enough”.  Is this the way you would invest your money?...

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I’m Melting

September 20, 2011
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Bet you thought this was a global warming story.  No, it’s about a new device to liquefy your body when you die instead of cremation.  After doing some research, this appears to be one of the only ‘green technologies’ that actually makes financial sense.  Okay, maybe it is a global warming story. Read the...

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Fuzzy Green Math

September 19, 2011
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$4.8 million per green job?  WTF?  The best quote from the article is a Representative saying that ‘maybe we should be looking into all of these loans’.  Really! The only thing ‘green’ about this is the color your face will turn as you check the math. Read the story.

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Solyndra Green

September 16, 2011
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By now, most of you know the story about the huge loan guarantee secured by Solyndra for expanding its solar system manufacturing.  Crony capitalism at its worst as we discover the level of involvement that the Obama Administration had in the whole process, just so they could tout a green energy success and justify...

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Shovel ready part deux

September 2, 2011
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Why is it that when a B movie flop sells one copy of a DVD, the producers consider it a success and immediately start working on the sequel? This sequel is one that should never have been written. Oh, you have not heard the rumors? Well, it appears that the President has commissioned a...

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