Posts Tagged ‘cap and trade’

Actual vs. Predicted Temperatures

Posted by Taylor on July 3rd, 2009 under Democrat, Environment Tags: , , , , , ,  •  3 Comments

Some of you may have heard about the global warming report that has been suppressed by Obama’s EPA.  Here is the author, Dr. Carlin, explaining one of the graphs to Glenn Beck.
As you can see, what temperatures are actually doing (blue and green lines) is much different than the UN and other alarmists have been predicting [...]

The Sky is not Falling! It’s Cooling!

Posted by Taylor on July 1st, 2009 under Democrat, Energy, Environment, Obama Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

A team of prominent atmospheric scientists sent this Open Letter to Congress today .
OPEN LETTER TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: YOU ARE BEING DECEIVED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING
You have recently received an Open Letter from the Woods Hole Research Center, exhorting you to act quickly to avoid global disaster. The letter purports to be from [...]

Cap and Trade: A Jobs (Killing) Bill

Posted by Taylor on June 26th, 2009 under Economics, Energy Tags:  •  2 Comments

Obama likes to call Cap and Trade a green jobs bill.  Well, if Spains experience teaches us anything, it is a jobs killing bill.  Oh yeah, and Obama likes to point to Spain as an example of all the green job creation. 
Dr. Gabriel Calzada, an economics professor at Juan Carlos University in Madrid, said the [...]

What would you have to sacrifice for Cap and Tax?

Posted by Taylor on June 26th, 2009 under Economics, Energy Tags: , ,  •  2 Comments

Since EVERYTHING will cost more, how do you choose what to give up?

Who Are Those Big Bad Polluters?

Posted by Jason on June 25th, 2009 under Democrat, Energy, Environment, Taxes Tags: , , ,  •  2 Comments

President Obama just finished a news conference in which he tried to rally support for the cap and tax, oops I mean cap and trade bill.  He laid out in clear, understandable, undeniable language all the benefits of cap and trade and how there really is no downside.  One point he made was that they [...]

Who is defending the poor?

Posted by Taylor on June 25th, 2009 under Economics, Energy, Politics Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

People with lower levels of income overwhelmingly vote democrat.  I assume this is so because democrats are more pro-union and pro-welfare than republicans.  I understand that appeal, but at the same time, I personally would prefer a pro-business, pro-job creating policy so that I don’t have to worry about being on welfare.  It has also [...]

Who do they represent?

Posted by Taylor on June 19th, 2009 under Democrat, Energy, Politics Tags: , , ,  •  3 Comments

One of the lawyers at the firm where I am a summer associate right now is in the Texas State House of Representatives.  He was telling us about what he does there, what it is like and what the demographics of his district are like.  He proceeds to tell us about how his district is [...]

Al Gore and Enron

Posted by Taylor on April 30th, 2009 under Democrat, Economics, Energy, Environment, Obama Tags: , , , ,  •  3 Comments

Liberals like to call cap and trade a “market” solution to global warming.  However, just because there’s a market doesn’t mean it is a free one.  A market created by government intervention is hardly a “free market” solution.
As for the title of this post, nobody has any fond feelings for Enron.  Many, and I wish [...]

Benedict Arlen

Posted by Jason on April 29th, 2009 under Democrat, Healthcare, Obama, Politics, Republican Tags: , , , , , ,  •  3 Comments

Yesterday, six-term Senator Arlen Specter (R) Pennsylvania, defected from the Republican party to join the surging ranks of the Dems on Capitol Hill.  His switch, along with the now almost certain confirmation of Al Franken in Minnesota, assures the Dems of a filibuster-proof 60 votes in passing anything they want.  With significant majorities in the [...]

Obama’s Cap and Trade = Outsourcing or Trade War

Posted by Taylor on March 30th, 2009 under Economics, Environment, Obama Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

This editorial from the WSJ is a must read. 
 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123837276242467853.html
There is no way around it.  Because of the increases in the cost of doing business from cap and trade, a massive number of jobs will be shipped out to countries that are refusing to cap and trade. (China and India)  The only way for the administration to [...]