People who claim to worry about climate change use more electricity

People who say they are concerned about climate change use more electricity than those who say the issue is ‘too far away to worry about’, government-commissioned study finds

Matthew Holehouse The Telegraph [UK] 14 Jul 2014

People who claim to worry about climate change use more electricity than those who do not, a Government study […]

Liberal Mega-Donor Wants to ‘Penalize People’ Who Add to ‘Climate Risk’

Yaël Ossowski The Daily Signal 7/2/2014

Speaking in New York City last week, Wall Street billionaire Tom Steyer outlined his vision for penalizing people whose actions may contribute to climate change.

“We need to reward people whose behavior reduces climate risk and penalize people who add to it,” Steyer said. “If we can get this […]

Leaked Lib Megadonor Doc: 'Fundamentally Change Our Current Political System'

Mike Ciandella Business and Media Institute MRC.org 6/25/2014

…Towards the end of the document is a list of 172 liberal groups that the Democracy Alliance encouraged its supporters to donate to, entitled “Progressive Infrastructure Map Spring 2014.” A footnote on this list states that “[O]ver the last nine years, many of the organizations previously recommended […]

Tony Abbott seeks alliance to thwart President Obama on climate change policy

Mark Kenny The Sydney Morning Herald [AU] 6/10/2014

Tony Abbott is seeking a conservative alliance among “like-minded” countries, aiming to dismantle global moves to introduce carbon pricing, and undermine a push by US President Barack Obama to push the case for action through forums such as the G20.

Visiting Ottawa for a full day of […]

Obama Is Bypassing Congress Again. This Time It's Going to Cost You.

Nicolas Loris and Nicole Rusenko The Foundry Heritage.org 5/29/2014

Next week, the Obama administration is planning to unveil a climate action plan that it intends to implement without legislative approval. It’s a creative approach to governing, not unlike other executive actions President Obama has taken to bypass Congress.

When lawmakers refused to pass cap-and-trade legislation, […]

John Podesta now running the country? I must have missed that election...

John Podesta issues warning to GOP on climate regulations

Brian Hughes The Washington Examiner 5/5/2014

White House senior adviser John Podesta had a clear message Monday for Republicans trying to undo President Obama’s environmental regulations: It won’t work.

Podesta, dispatched to the White House briefing room Monday to preview a forthcoming report from the administration […]

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