Ok, it didn’t happen. Probably won’t happen.
But it’s an opportunity to remind people of who climate deniers are, what they do, who finances them, and what they want for the rest of us.
Our Founding Fathers knew these people well.
Happy fourth of July.
And a Happy Fourth to You, Greenman!
Here’s a description on the fireworks at the Heartland Institute’s Denial-palooza!
http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2011/07/beware-banality-of-evil-heartless-at.html
“Barton will continue to fight for the basic traditional rights put forth by our Founding Fathers.” – Joe Barton’s web site.
“Man had to return to nature what man took from nature.” – James Madison
Aloha Peter.
I found a claim that government subsidies needed for the creation of “green jobs” result in the loss of two non-green jobs in the economy. The comment is by a Huffington Post site user known as William J Unverferth and appears on this story comment thread.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/climate-change-skeptics-unite-heartland-conference_n_889008.html
Unlike many such commenters, William actually responded with sources when asked for them.
One paper cited is found here:
http://www.juandemariana.org/pdf/090327-employment-public-aid-renewable.pdf
Another source supposedly supporting William’s claim is here (I didn’t look at it.)
http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/germany/Germany_Study_-_FINAL.pdf
Could you email any comments to me at kokuaguy@gmail.com?
Mahalo,
Mike in Honolulu
this is typical right wing noise machine puppetry.
see here:
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/02/18/207533/american-enterprise-institute-aei-european-attacks-on-clean-energy-jobs/
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2009/09/01/204583/department-of-energy-spanish-green-jobs-study/
re the german stuff, Paul Gipe of windworks sends me these –
http://www.wind-works.org/FeedLaws/Germany/GermanyList.html#Debunking%20Myths%20about%20Germany%27s%20EEG
http://www.wind-works.org/articles/feed_laws.html#Debunking%20Myths%20about%20Feed-in%20Tariffs