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Politics : Manmade Global Warming, A hoax? A Scam? or a Doomsday Cult? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2384)	3/31/2011 5:54:32 AM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 4326

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2384)	3/31/2011 12:49:05 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 4326

U.S. Gives Obama Donor $500 Mil For “Green” Projects Thu, 03/31/2011 judicialwatch.org One of President Obama’s top fundraisers has been rewarded with more than half a billion dollars in stimulus money for “green” projects and a coveted adviser position at the federal agency that regulates his highly profitable business ventures. It’s the very cycle of money, influence and access that Obama vowed to break when he came to Washington, according to the investigative journalism group that broke the story this week. Not only has the president’s money man benefited from the astounding sums of cash the administration has dedicated to “clean energy” startups, he also has extraordinary access to the White House and serves as an adviser to the cabinet official (Energy Secretary Steven Chu) who regulates his industry. The prolific Democratic fundraiser, Steve Westly, worked in the Jimmy Carter Administration and was once a public official in California where he currently operates a lucrative “green” business (Westly Group) that’s boomed in just a few years. which is doling out around $35 billion to politically-connected businesses that help The Westly Group has raked in more than half a billion dollars in loans, grants or stimulus money from the Department of Energy reduce pollution. A frequent White House visitor Westly is also a member of a government advisory board on energy policy, which means he actually “advises” Energy Secretary Chu, the administration official in charge of distributing the agency’s green startup cash. The money is supposed to help clean technology firms expand in order to meet Obama’s goal of lowering dependence on foreign oil. More than 90% of the companies that apply for the federal dollars are rejected, yet Westly has easily secured the public funding for three of his firms. The government aid is important because it lends companies credibility and helps attract investors. Other Obama donors have also received big chunks of federal dollars for their clean energy endeavors, including another California billionaire who serves on the president’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and an Oklahoma oil magnet who bundled tens of thousands of dollars for his 2008 campaign. Obama must keep his top fundraisers happy because he will need their services—and cash—in 2012. Westly is one of about 50 “bundlers” who raised more than half a million dollars for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Undoubtedly, Westly is expected to step up to the plate in 2012 so Uncle Sam will likely continue filling his coffers with cash for innovative “green” projects.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2384)	4/8/2011 12:14:04 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 4326

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2384)	4/30/2011 9:05:00 AM
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After delays, little progress for UN climate fund Sat Apr 30, 2011 af.reuters.com MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) - Negotiators at a United Nations-sponsored summit on climate change reported little progress on Friday as they try to create a worldwide fund that will help poor nations adapt to new weather realities. A modest climate change agreement signed last year envisions a "Green Climate Fund" that would parcel out $100 billion a year by 2020. The resources would help poor countries brace for the effects of climate change while preventing its worst effect by curtailing the use of carbon fuel and preserving green spaces. Generations of industrial development have poured countless tons of carbon into the atmosphere and created a dangerous greenhouse effect damaging human life, climate scientists say. Negotiators laid the framework for a sweeping climate deal at the sixteenth such summit on the topic held in the Mexican resort city of Cancun in December. Now officials are desperate to fulfill those pledges and set the stage for a binding agreement to reverse climate change at the next such meeting planned for Durban, South Africa, in December. But progress on that comprehensive deal has been slow and labored. The first meeting to work on the Green Climate Fund, originally scheduled for mid-March, was postponed to this week in a typical delay. The two-day meeting involving 40 countries did not end with much concrete progress as tensions between rich donor countries, which often demand cumbersome oversight, and poor recipients have lingered. "Members stressed the need for efficiency and effectiveness through clear accountability," the UN panel tasked with climate change work said in a statement. (Reporting by Patrick Rucker; Editing by Eric Walsh)