Recent Energy And Environmental News – September 29th 2014

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By John Droz, Jr ~

This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz.

Greed Energy Economics:

The High Cost of Renewables

The societal cost of coal wildly exaggerated

‘Clean Fuels’ program is simply a hidden tax on fossil fuels

Analysis: Solar & wind power costs are huge compared to natural gas

US Senate Testimony: Reforming America’s Energy Tax Code (Nickles & Kreutzer)

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Renewable Energy Claims Are Unsustainable

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Renewables also hurt the poor through higher prices

By Larry Bell ~

Whereas “renewable energy” conjures up visions of wind, solar, and tidal power, “clean” energy sources that will last forever to power the world into a “green,” sustainable future, it won’t happen without an Orwellian restructuring of the world’s social and economic fabric as envisioned by the UN’s Commission on Environment and Development more commonly known as the Bruntland Commission.

Chaired in the late 1980s by Gro Harlem Brundtland, a former prime minister of Norway, the commission set about to advance what appeared to be a noble and desirable cause.

Its foundational report, titled Our Common Future, stated: “Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable in order to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations.” So far, it seems pretty hard to argue with a goal like…

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The Left’s Deranged Attack On Clarence Thomas

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By Betsy McCaughey, PhD ~

Black lives matter – unless, apparently, you’re Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The left is renewing its venomous, racist attacks on Thomas in the aftermath of his dissent in the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in favor of gay marriage.

Actor George Takei smeared Thomas as a “clown in blackface.” The Huffington Post called his dissent “beyond ridiculous” and tarred him as a hypocrite for opposing a court-created “right” to gay marriage:

“Clarence Thomas is married to a white woman – something that would be illegal today, if it weren’t for the Supreme Court’s historic Loving v. Virginia ruling.” As if his personal life is fair game.

Last Friday, in another low blow, New York Times reporter Adam Liptak portrayed Thomas as a lightweight whose opinions are cut-and-paste jobs from briefs submitted to the court.

But in truth, all the justices refer liberally to briefs…

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