German Government In Crisis Over Escalating Cost Of Climate Policy

European Power Plants Face Widespread Bankruptcies

An aerial view shows Vattenfall’s Jaenschwalde brown coal power station near Cottbus, eastern Germany August 8, 2010. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

Germany’s economics minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) wants to levy penalty payments onto coal plants if they produce CO2 emissions above a certain threshold. Against this plan intense resistance is growing in Germany: Within the Christian Democrat, within industry and – for especially dangerous for Gabriel – within the trade unions. The Christian Democrats (CDU) in particular are taking on Gabriel’s climate levy. And Merkel is allowing her party colleagues to assail him. Armin Laschet, the vice chairman of the Federal CDU, is accusing Gabriel of breaking the coalition agreement. –Jochen Gaugele , Martin Greive , Claudia Kade, Die Welt, 25 May 2015

The transition to renewable power generation is accelerating closures of coal and gas-fired power generation plants at a quicker rate than expected…

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Climate Alarmists – The Ultimate Snake Oil Salesmen

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Today, climate alarmists say that rain in Texas is caused by fossil fueled poisoned weather.

These same clowns were blaming the Texas drought on global warming, and predicting it would get worse.

More Drought, Heat and Water Wars: What Climate Change Already Means for Texas | StateImpact Texas

The reality is that Texas is having normal weather.

13 Sep 1952 – FLOODS FOLLOW TEXAS DROUGHT Australian Associate…

Nothing has changed one iota. The climate of Texas is exactly the same as it has always been. These people are selling snake oil – a non-existent cure for a non-existent problem.

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Plants encouraged as CO2 levels reach 400 ppm

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Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball is writing on behalf of the plants.

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that global monthly CO2 levels reached 400 ppm. They present this as threatening news, but it is good news for plants and animals. I was involved in abrief to the US Supreme Court opposing the EPAactions on CO2. I proposed we seek Power of Attorney (POA) for the plants. We would vote on behalf of the plants against any attempts to reduce atmospheric CO2 from the current claimed 400 ppm and for any increase, at least to a level of 1200 ppm.

Seeking POA sounds like an environmental stunt for the Sierra Club, or all those who claim to care about plants and animals. Why aren’t they doing it? Why aren’t they proclaiming the good news for the plants and animals they say they care about? The answer…

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Global Warming and the Catholic Church

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“Man Made” has always been faith based.

The Catholic Church
Now enters the fray,
The UN dictating
What the Pope has to say;
God pushed aside,
Left in the wings,
As the UN puppet masters
Pull the Pope’s strings.

Two world-wide religions
Coming together,
But with different Gods,
Not quite birds of a feather;
One worships the real God
To which millions have prayed,
The other a false God,
The God of Man-Made.

Faith drives religion,
No facts are required,
A theological belief
Keeps followers inspired;
It’s a pity that science
Has no part to play,
But religion is religion
At the end of the day.

40 Years Since Climatologists Blamed California Drought On Global Cooling

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In 1976, climatologists said that that global cooling caused drought and fires in California, and produced catastrophic erratic weather globally.

Climatologists Forecast Stormy Economic Future – Climatologists Forecasting Dire Effects of Weather on World Economy and Social Order – View Article – NYTimes.com