Europe solves its “green” quota, declares gas to be green enough

Orange Punch, The Orange County Register political commentary blog ^ | 6-1-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

[Mark Landsbaum]

This is our favorite news item this week, hands down. The Europeans, so enamored by things green that they have implemented subsidies, mandates and regulations that have nearly strangled their economy, have found a way out of their dilemma.

“Energy from gas power stations has been rebranded as a green, low-carbon source of power by a €80bn European Union programme, in a triumph of the deep-pocketed fossil fuel industry lobby over renewable forms of power,” reports the Guardian in Great Britain.

There you have it. To make the green quota, simply reclassify a fossil fuel as green enough. Voila! . . .

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[humblegunner]

Could you summarize the rest for me? Thanks.

[ExCTCitizen]

There you have it. To make the green quota, simply reclassify a fossil fuel as green enough

Even the Europeans are getting Green Weary!!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Mark Landsbaum.

[devolve]

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used record shop sales
garbage truck workers
police officers
junk yard employees
school bus drivers
golf course maintenance workers
vehicle oil changers

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