Chicken Little Supreme

Supreme ignorance, supreme arrogance, supreme idiocy. I suppose if Barbara Boxer told Justice "Chicken Little" Stevens the sky was falling he'd believe that too. CNS News:

"We learn from Justice Stevens today that carbon dioxide is 'the most important... greenhouse gas.' Science cannot confirm the Justice's confident statement. The role of water vapor, the most plentiful greenhouse gas, is not yet understood. Nor is the role of carbon dioxide understood," said Ridenour.

"Such uncertainty, among many others, is the reason scientists annually request and spend several billion dollars of funds supplied by hardworking U.S. taxpayer for research into climate change. Can the taxpayers now expect relief? After all, the Justices have spoken; the verdict is in," she added.

"We shall see how many groups on the political left today ask: 'How many peer-reviewed papers has Justice Stevens published?'" Ridenour said.

And in other news the Belgians (the French-speaking part, naturellement) are taxing barbecues. Every time they fire up, Walloons will pay a fine of 20 euros.

Eh bien, how will zee authorities monitor zees? (I think we need a sequel to The Dinner Game.)

Helicopters. Armed with les heat sensors. (Oh, sorry, these helicopters are solar-powered...toys.

Oops, lost power. Mr. Bean?
uh, Mr. Bean?)

I suggest Chicken Little a la Supreme for the barbecue. Skinless, boneless, (are you cold yet Supremes?) with dry stuffing, perhaps avec un soupcon de whine, uh vin bland, uh blank, uh blanc.

(I warned you.) I feel another ordinance, uh ordinance coming on. Oh, but not to worry, the Supremes are in charge.

I think maybe they should stop exhaling---just hold in all that hot air. As the WSJ says, next up: oxygen.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist. I had a little white wine with dinner.)

Maybe the Supremes just want to consort with the Stars in Davos next year.

Related posts: Sun Dazzles Scientists, Scientific Smackdown

UPDATE: Defending the little guy, A CEO With a Spine. Alicia Colon, NY Sun:

Mr. Murray told me that he had seen the effect of the drastic reductions in coal production, and the wrenching impact on hundreds of communities, as a result of that legislation. In Ohio alone, from 1990 to 2005, about 118 mines were shut down, costing more than 36,000 primary and secondary jobs. These impacted areas have spent years recovering, and some never will. He spoke of the families that broke up, many lost homes, and some were impoverished, because of legislation that the environmentalists call a "success."

And this:

Right now about 52% of the country's electricity is generated by coal. In the coastal cities we tend to forget about that because we get most of our electricity from oil, natural gas, and nuclear power plants. But the farms that grow our food and many other industries around the country can't afford these more expensive sources of energy. Manufacturers will outsource jobs to foreign countries that will not subscribe to emission caps and controls. China is building 50 new coal-fired power plants, and Beijing has stated it will not agree to mandatory emission constraints in the post-2012 Kyoto treaty.