Yesterday I blogged the latest Global Warming nuttery, where they figured out the CO2 footprint of a Google Search.

Of course Google, never at a loss for words, responded:

Not long ago, answering a query meant traveling to the reference desk of your local library. Today, search engines enable us to access immense quantities of useful information in an instant, without leaving home. Tools like email, online books and photos, and video chat all increase productivity while decreasing our reliance on car trips, pulp and paper.

But as computers become a bigger part of more people’s lives, information technology consumes an increasing amount of energy, and Google takes this impact seriously. That’s why we have designed and built the most energy efficient data centers in the world, which means the energy used per Google search is minimal. In fact, in the time it takes to do a Google search, your own personal computer will use more energy than Google uses to answer your query.

Not from the tractors, mind you, but from the cows.  Hat Tip Pink Flamingo:

“…The proposed EPA initiative would force family farmers in New York to pay a permit fee  in order to continue to operate, claiming that farm animals are emitting massive amounts  of greenhouse gases.

Apparently someone finally noticed that methane is more dangerous than CO2… 

“We know that the industrial and transportation sectors emit an overwhelmingly large  percentage of greenhouse gases when compared to livestock farms, but farms are being painted with the same broad brush,” said Lincoln.

The tax for dairy cows could be $175 per cow, and $87.50 per head of beef cattle.  The tax on hogs would upwards of $20 per hog.  Any operation with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs would have to obtain permits.

This would cover about 99 percent of dairy production, more than 90 percent of beef production, and more than 95 percent of all hog production in New York, according to USDA statistics.

I had to check to make sure this wasn’t a joke, but it is real.  Cow farts are the new enemy of the green lobby.

Not living in Seattle proper, I didn’t give this much thought.  I went to Seattle Saturday night, and in a front wheel drive car without chains, I was able to get around just fine using some common sense driving skills, like slow down, no sudden starts, brake gradually etc.  Sure, some of the hills were closed, but we did managed to go up Cherry between 3rd and 4th successfully (it was a one way street going up so we had no choice, really), then down Columbia from 4th back to 3rd.

The roads were awful, and the snow was coming down hard, Yet we made it home to the foothills without issue.  The freeway was moderately scary.  But not impassable.

But apparently there is a lurking issue here that I was unaware of, and that is Seattle’s strategy on snow control.  They are deliberately allowing the snow to pack the roads, and they are not using the time test combinations of salt and deicer to clear the most dangerous areas.  Just some sand for the high traffic areas and occasional deicer.  And behind it is Seattle’s legendary Eco-Nit Wit mentality.

I rarely go  to theaters.  It’s not the prices necessarily, though 5 bucks for popcorn is still shocking.  It is more that I enjoy being comfortable at home watching it.  So usually when a big hit comes out, my particular take on it is about six months late when the DVD releases.

And occasionally the movie in question has generated a stir of complaints and controversies that I hear about in depth before I even have a chance to see for myself what the fuss was all about.

Such was the case with Disney/Pixar’s Wall*E.

I heard in nauseating detail about the leftist indoctrinations, the insults and insensitivity to the obese and a few other complaints.

I was prepared to not like it, as I tend to dislike paying money to be preached at.

I was wrong.  I loved it.

First, the actual story.  The setting:  Earth in the 29th century.  The world has become overtaken by a global corporation (BnL or Buy n Large) and for 700 years has been completely depopulated.  The world has become a scrap heap of trash, with only clean up robots left to perform a seemingly endless task of providing trash compacted order out of chaos.  Life is apparently limited to a bug, who is our hero’s pet. 

At last, thanks to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), we see the Democrats energy plan (via Michelle Malkin)

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While many will not agree, to me this is a great example of the Republican’s playing by the other side’s rules. 

The Democrats have proven themselves to be masters of all things obstinate and obstructionist in the past, particular regarding confirmation hearings.

Regardless, they, the Republicans have taken the bull by the horns and are forcing the Senate Democrats to put up or shut up.

At issue is Oil.

Senate GOP hands Dems oil ultimatum

Senate Republicans have threatened to block nearly all other bills pending before the August recess if Democrats refuse to vote with them on expanding offshore drilling.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said bills that do not pertain to energy can wait until after the August recess, with gas prices now surpassing $4 per gallon. McConnell and top Republicans indicated Wednesday they would oppose any procedural votes to take up other legislation, which require 60 votes to succeed.

The Republican’s have a winning strategy, with 75% of Voters demanding more domestic oil production.

I haven’t taken the time to put together a round up of the Enviro-nitwit Supreme and all the other fun, so now seems like a good time.

I do want to note one thing though, and that is the I am retiring the phrase “eco-nazi” from the blog, except in rare occasions.

I decided that the term “Eco-Nanny” instead.  It seems to fit the “we know what’s best for you” mentality that so many of these idiots seem to favor.

With that in mind, let’s see what’s going on.

First up is the Mighty Alarmists Supreme, the Grand Goracle, the mighty Al Gore, the biggest nanny of them all.

Al has taken on a new target for his science-less propaganda:  Bloggers.

Gore pushes environment with activist bloggers

Former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance Saturday at the Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of nearly 2,000 left-leaning bloggers and political organizers. He urged the activists to mobilize for global climate protection by amplifying his call to generate all the nation’s electricity from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal in 10 years.