Utah House of Representatives: Global Warming is a Fraud

Was it only a matter of time? The Utah state legislature is close to becoming the first state to officially repudiate the myth of manmade climate change. Ah, to live in a state with marginally more common sense than can be typically found. From the story:

 The Utah House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution that called for the Environmental Protection Agency to immediately halt its carbon dioxide reduction policies and programs and withdraw its Endangerment Finding and related regulations until a full and independent investigation of climate data and global warming science can be substantiated.

The resolution now goes to the Utah Senate. The full resolution is here at the Freemen Institute.

via blogs.dailymail.com

 

With Democrats in control, lobbying expenditures rise 5%

I don't this is the kind of change people were hoping for...

Last year saw a more than 5 percent increase in lobbying expenditures as compared to 2008, said a new report released Friday by the Center for Responsive Politics, a campaign finance watchdog.

More than $3.47 billion was spent on lobbying in 2009, about $170 million more than in 2008, according to the watchdog%u2019s analysis.

via thehill.com

 

Romney edges Palin in early, early, early poll

It's way early, but still good news for Mitt Romney, should he choose to puruse his presidential ambitions again in 2012. This is particulary significant in the face of Sarah Palin's front-and-center status during her whirlwind book tour and the national Tea Party convention. Can 2012 get here soon enough?

The Quinessential Defnition of Synergy

Where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Mentioned on Mike's List...cool!

I monitor too many blogs and twitter feeds throughout the day, and some of my favorites are those of Mike Elgan, who maintains The Raw Feed and a somewhat-monthly newsletter, Mike's List. Anyhoo, in every issue of Mike's List he features a Mystery Pic of the Day--and the first person to correctly identify the picture gets a mention in the next issue.

Like this:

Isn't that just super?

Funny Metaphor of the Day (in the news)

"For [Barbara] Boxer, a favorite Republican target, a GOP win in Massachusetts would be a particularly dark sign representing "not just the canary in the coal mine," said Wade Randlett, a leading Silicon Valley fundraiser for Obama. "It's the flock of dead ravens landing on the lawn."

via the San Francisco Chronicle

Climate change isn't manmade: 100 reasons why

100 reasons why mankind has no effect on climate change. Read them!

via dailyexpress.co.uk