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Sue people who disagree with you. Libel law has certainly degraded the quaint concept of free speech in Great Britain, so why shouldn’t Canadians get sued as well for expressing their view points?

Climate change (formerly known as Global Warming) may in fact be very real. Or perhaps it’s real, but subject to natural factors far more than man-made ones. Or perhaps it’s real, but marginal in its impact. Or perhaps it’s complete BS. We may never know. Scientists who study this sort of thing and who want to keep their jobs are biased towards conclusions that get them more funding (and no one who downplays or “puts it in perspective” is going to be getting those multi-million dollar grants).

(HT to MR again…)

Maybe b/c we have too many regulatory hurdles for green power.

If it takes nearly a decade to maybe get the green light for an offshore wind farm, then don’t expect to replace fossil fuels anytime this century.

People want to be “green,” provided that they don’t have to make any sacrifice at all. Residents likely have the usual not-in-my-back-yard mindset. We all want to limit our carbon footprint, provided we still get to live in big houses & get to drive SUVs (“gunning” them when the light turns green in that stop and go traffic, of course).

New York’s largest union says it won’t accept an offer floated this week by Gov. David Paterson’s administration to avoid mass layoffs by accepting smaller raises and a no-layoff guarantee for two years.

Civil Service Employees Association spokesman Stephen Madarasz says the union can’t reopen its contract because it would set a debilitating precedent.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123932185405207065.html

Well, at least they’re not arguing in favor of a GM-style “jobs bank”–yet.

Strategic thinker Thomas Barnett suggests that Asia will lead energy efficiency innovation.

OK, at risk of my site looking too “bloggish,” I’ve now added a blog to it. Hope you enjoy this first blog entry.

Oh, and thank you WordPress for the excellent blog software! (WordPress is OSS written in PHP.)