Meet Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Global Climate Hustler

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  December 29th at 11:48 PM  | 

Do you ever wonder who stands to benefit from global trading in carbon credits? We’ve looked at some of the investments of former VP Al Gore with “green” investment bank Kleiner-Perkins. We’ve also considered the Top 10 Green Energy Whores and the Climate-Industrial Complex, led by General Electric. These are companies who stand to win big in the New Green Economy, and are not above | Read More »

Following the Money on Cap and Trade

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  October 30th at 11:00 AM  | 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is under attack by some of its members for its opposition to the Cap and Trade bill. The Natural Resources Defense Council, through its blogs and through the website whodoesthechamberrepresent.org maintains a running watch on those altruistic companies who have either quit the Chamber or publicly disputed its Climate Change position. To the NRDC, companies that stick with the Chamber’s | Read More »

The Climate-Industrial Complex, or Green Energy Whores

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  May 23rd at 10:39 AM  | 

I am RedState’s self-described energy whore. My life and my livelihood are wrapped around the oil and gas industry. With that fact fully disclosed, a reader can consider the possibility that Vladimir’s opinions may be influenced by self-interest. When it comes to energy policy, the industry voice (and that of anyone with an industry connection) is deemed by the current Administration to be tainted and | Read More »