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Small Victory at KPBS

Monday, 21 February 2011 14:54

Monday, February 21, 2011

Small Victory on KPBS

This morning one of my work clients had an internet outage.  I slid down the bat-pole and began the 20 minute drive. Of course, I turned on the radio and as I moved to the typical talk radio stations the dial fell upon KPBS in San Diego. Here two Man-Made Global Warming advocates were dishing out the typical alarmism cloaked in pseudo-science.  My understanding is that their careers are as speakers for this cause.

Immediately, my phone dialed in. It has a mind of its own on these matters. As many of you know, I once dressed up as Global Warming Man for Halloween as satire on the matter.  Surprisingly, the phone was answered by a congenial young man who was quite take by my simple question.

"My question is a basic science question," I started. "In science, falsifiability is key to any theory. So, is Climate Change Falsifiable?"  The young man, asked for more detail to be sure that I was not just reading some script. "For example, if I had a theory that all cars are green and then observed a red car it would falsify my theory."  The call screen proclaimed his approval of the question and I shortly layed the question out to the two global warming advocates. http://blog.doodooecon.com/2011/02/small-victory-on-kpbs.html

Stop the "son of AB 32" bill that would raise energy costs, kill jobs and enrich utility monopolies

Sunday, 20 February 2011 21:02

Senate Bill 23 is the last thing we need right now!

Senator Joe Simitian, from the San Francisco Bay Area, wants to double the amount of "renewable energy" you use and he also wants YOU to pay for it whether you like it or not! 

Besides the fact that SB 23 forces you to buy a product you may not want, why else is it a bad idea?  First of all, renewable energy can be four times the price of traditional energy and as much as 10 times more expensive.  And because the politicians won't even grant enough permits for "green" power plants to be built, we will be purchasing this expensive energy from other states and even Canada and Mexico. 

The monopolistic public utilities will be able to raise your rates, and these higher energy costs will kill even more jobs.  Add to that the fact that the Simitian's definition of "renewable energy" is patently illogical, excluding large scale hydro power. 

Take action and stop the SB 23 economic travesty!  Here are a few actions you can take to make yourself heard and defeat this terrible bill:

1.  Sign the petition to Senator Simitian.  Let's get as many citizens as possible to sign this petition so when it is presented in a hearing on this bill it shows massive opposition.

2.  Call Senator Simitian's office at (916) 651 4011.  Demand that he immediately withdraw SB 23!  Senator Simitian's job is to be a representative, not a ruler.  Let him know that you are not interested in being forced to pay more for energy!

3.  Sign up for updates directly from the Coalition of Energy Users so you are first to know when your help is needed:

4.  Download the SB 23 flyer and distribute it to fellow activists:

5.  "Like" the Coalition of Energy Users on Facebook and share it with your friends.  A large showing on the Coalition of Energy Users Facebook page sends a message to the radical environmentalists that regular citizens will no longer stand by quietly when they force global warming energy taxes on us.

While this kind of bill might make the far-left feel good, there is no way to know that the supposedly renewable energy produced in other states is not simply high-priced coal power.  Once energy is put on the grid, it functions the same whether produced from coal or the auras of kittens.  Most likely, all this bill would even accomplish for "the fight against global warming" would be to give other states and countries an excuse to soak us with high-cost energy while laughing all the way to the bank.