Obama tells a green lie

Andrew Bolt,Herald Sun (Australia)
"Barack Obama in his State of the Union address last week promised some mad things in painting his vision of “winning the future” by “encouraging American innovation”.

Just why America suddenly needs to offer 80 per cent of its citizens “access to high-speed rail” within 25 years is simply a mystery.

But this promise was flat-out a deceit and fool’s errand:

So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all—and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen.

Oh, really? Environmental scientist Professor Roger Pielke Jr crunches the numbers:..."