Posted by Brian Sussman in About The Book, Climate and Weather
on Apr 3rd, 2012 | 1 comment
Solyndra flushed a half-billion taxpayer dollars down the drain, and now there’s another government-funded solar firm that has tanked.
Solar Trust of America was the proud recipient of a $2.1 billion low-interest loan from the Department of Energy. The money was to be spent on the expansion of the company’s 1000 MegaWatt Blythe Solar Power Project in Riverside, California.
According to Solar Trust: “This project construction is expected to create over 1,000 direct jobs in Southern California, 7,500 indirect jobs in related industries throughout the United States, and more than 200...
Posted by Brian Sussman in About The Book, Bonus, Climate and Weather, Nationally Published Columns
on Aug 31st, 2011 | 2 comments
It was so predictable. Solyndra, a San Francisco based solar panel company that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government, has declared bankruptcy. Last year President Obama touted the company as “leading the way” in the green jobs future he envisions.
Just a few months ago, ABC News revealed that one of the major financial backers for Solyndra is also a major donor to the Obama campaign.
The donor, Steve Westley, has subsequently been named to the President’s Energy Advisory Board. Solyndra was supposed to have produced 4,000 jobs with the loan guarantee....
Posted by Brian Sussman in About The Book, Bonus, Climate and Weather, Nationally Published Columns
on Aug 30th, 2011 | 4 comments
According to a report released Monday, rates of mental illness, including depression and post-traumatic stress, will increase as a result of climate change.
The paper, prepared for the Climate Institute, says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and substance abuse.
The research claims as many as one in five people already have reported ”emotional injury, stress and despair” in the wake of these events.
The report, A Climate of Suffering: The Real Cost of...
Posted by Brian Sussman in About The Book, Bonus, Climate and Weather, Nationally Published Columns
on Aug 26th, 2011 | 1 comment
Some idiot named Bill McKibbin writes at the Daily Beast:
Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s Global Warming. As she roars up the Eastern Seaboard, everyone is doing what they should—boarding windows, preparing rescue plans, stocking up on batteries. But a lot of people are also wondering: what’s a “tropical” storm doing heading for the snow belt?
McKibben is not only a fool, but he’s hardly original.
When the Gulf of Mexico coastline took its direct hit from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a lefty columnist for the Boston Globe blamed the storm on global warming. “The hurricane...
Posted by Brian Sussman in About The Book, Climate and Weather
on Jul 16th, 2011 | 4 comments
On June 29, 1993 President Clinton signed Executive Order 12852. The Order established the President’s Council on Sustainable Development. Appropriately, Gore was given authority over the Council and would aid in selecting its twenty-five ultraist members, which included:
- Co-Chairman, Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute; an organization dedicated to “putting environmental issues on the international agenda.”[1]
- John Adams, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council; their Mission Statement declares...
