Global Warming and Energy

The debate on global warming comes down to how sensitive the climate is to CO2. IPCC AR5 doesn't provide a number, unlike the previous four reports.

IPCC AR5 hides the pause.
Environmentalists were getting nowhere blaming military sonar for whale deaths, so now they're blaming Exxon's sonar.

The market for expensive electric cars is nil.

"Turns out the Tesla is the third best-selling high-end car in California (where it doesn’t get too cold, an important consideration for an electric car) just behind the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the BMW 5.
Sounds good – and is touted that way by the moo-cows of the media. But how many cars did Tesla actually sell?
So far, about 4,714. Out of about 1.6 million cars sold in California annually.
And with regard to those 4,714 Teslas, “sold” is probably not quite the right word to describe a transaction that involves a $7,500 kickback from Uncle (who steals it from you and me first) plus another $5,000 kickback from the state of California, which of course has stolen it first from the poor fools out there who continue to buy Corollas and Camrys and so on at full-fare on their own nickle. California also throws in – courtesy of more of other people’s money – a “credit” for installing the high-voltage charging station the Tesla needs in order to take less than several hours to re-juice itself. The charging station costs a another couple thousand for the electrician and the necessary parts."

Even in California.