Archive for the ‘Greenies’ Category

Exhibit 32

Monday, May 5th, 2008

James has a great post over at 2nd Grade Bike Rack (you should ask him the story behind that name one of these days) talking about "Exhibit 32" from the last Environmental Quality Council. He wasn't able to post it at Blogspot, but he was kind enough to ...

The Skeptics Society Looks at AGW

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

You should really give the whole thing a read, but if you don't have time, here's the important part: So the bottom line is this: When it comes to future climate, no one knows what they’re talking about. No one. Not the IPCC nor its scientists, not the US National Academy ...

Montana Climate Change Action Plan is Bad Policy…

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

...based on bad science. But we've covered that already. Here is a peer-reviewed study from the Montana Policy Institute that comes to the same conclusion. You can read the entire report here. (And gird yourselves for some wailing and gnashing!) Bozeman, MT. April 23rd, 2008: The ...

Center for Climate Strategies Launches Web Site

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Er, I mean DEQ launches Climate Change Web site. Judging from the site's content, they're one and the same, aren't they? Pennsylvania advocacy groups and leftist foundations working for Montana! Check it out for yourself.

Survey Data

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

In a comment below James pointed out an upcoming meeting of the Environmental Quality Council, where they will be presenting the results of a web survey done in February. I have sent the following to one of the contacts listed: In regard to the meeting of the Environmental Quality Council ...

Montana Climate Change Advisory Group, Part III

Monday, April 7th, 2008

This is part 3 of an ongoing series. Part one can be found here, part two is here. Part III -- Here Comes the Science *Just a note on the titles of these posts -- I've used the terms "Group," "Commission," and "Committee" in referring to the group, as I've seen ...

Montana Climate Change Commission, Part II

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

This is part 2 of an ongoing series, you can find part 1 here. Part II -- Show Me The Money We left off part 1 with the selection of the climate change committee. The response thus far has not been about the issues, but rather about personalities, namely mine. ...

Montana Climate Change Advisory Committee, Part I

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Citizens' Voice Subverted by Agenda-Driven Interests? There is a nifty think tank down in Bozeman, called PERC, the Property and Environment Resource Center. They're pretty low-key, but they do put out some good stuff. Mostly, they are focused on market-based solutions to environmental problems. I've linked to their stuff at ...

Somewhere, Iosif Vissarionovich is Smiling

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Relax citizen! There is no need to worry about your thermostat! We will take care of it for you! Why don't we just put radio-controlled light switches in, while we're at it. Let's not forget our ovens, which draw quite a bit of juice. And what about our fridges ...

Global Warming and Rock Stars

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Is there anything they can't do? Latest on the list: creating new types of sadness. In order to combat this, I would heartily recommend pharmaceutical relief.

Investment Opportunity

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Helena has had a ban on smoking in all public establishments for the past 4 (or so) years. This includes bars, casinos, restaurants, etc. Physicians here have claimed that within six months of the ban, heart disease plummeted. It's good all around. Well, unless you're a smoker. I had ...

I’m Not A Smoker

Friday, September 29th, 2006

But there are some things that make me want to take up the habit. 'Cuz I'm all about doing what I can to help.

Consensus

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Whenever the topic of global warming comes up, I'm amused by the folks who say it's a "scientific consensus." My reply is, "So what?" Consider the recent demotion of Pluto from planethood. Since Clyde Tombaugh discovered it, scientific consensus was that it was a planet. Now it's not. Scientific ...

Cleaning Out the Drafts

Friday, August 26th, 2005

I found this article a while back over at Dean's World. Entitled "Environmental Heresies," it takes a look at the possible future of the environmental movement.

To Quote Gomer Pyle

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Surprise, surprise, surprise. For example, the light-reflecting shelves in the building haven't worked -- intended to reduce electric bills, workers complain of glare. An oxygen-producing, rainwater-preserving "green roof" died and will have to be re-seeded with heartier plants. Boilers have exploded. Cops have trouble getting hot water to their locker rooms. ...