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2010-11-09 Economy

R.I.P.: Al Gore's Chicago Climate Exchange Has Died

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Posted by Fred 2010-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 NOT-DA-BAND CHICAGO

versus

* WMF > IS THE US USING "WEATHER WEAPONS" AGZ CHINA: ABNORMAL FREQUENCY OF HURRICANES DEV FROM WATERS AROUND US GUAM BASE.

Yuh oh, methinks this means CHINA has finally spotted the [high-energy] "AURORA" futuristic plane flying around GUAM-WESTPAC???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-11-09 00:36|| 2010-11-09 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 I certainly hope that Alphonse Gore lost his shirt in the deal.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-11-09 06:08|| 2010-11-09 06:08|| Front Page Top

#3 He's likely to lose the rest in the divorce proceedings.

Posted by eLarson 2010-11-09 07:33|| 2010-11-09 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Richard Sandor, a mega donor to the Democrats, founded the exchange. A lot of corporations bought into this, presumably to garner political favors. The price of carbon credit has been near zero for about a year.

sic transit BS mundi

Posted by Lord Garth 2010-11-09 08:42|| 2010-11-09 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Good. I can only hope the rest of this scam will die as well, but I fear it will keep being resurrected to haunt us again.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-11-09 08:54|| 2010-11-09 08:54|| Front Page Top

#6 R.I.H., rest in hell where it belongs.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-11-09 09:37|| 2010-11-09 09:37|| Front Page Top

#7 How's the trade in snake oil doing?

Posted by European Conservative 2010-11-09 10:28|| 2010-11-09 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 But wait, there is hope, CALIFORNIA, in a further display of liberal wisdom during the last election, has just started establishing an exchange run by the California Air Resources Board ......I kid you not!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2010-11-09 12:54|| 2010-11-09 12:54|| Front Page Top

#9 So come on down to Al Gore's House of Inconvenient Truth! Everything must go! No credit? No problem! Deals! Deals! Deals! You want 'em, we'll make 'em! We eliminate the middleman and pass the savings on to YOU! Cake and ice cream for the kiddies! Have your picture taken with Melty the Polar Bear! Al Gore's House of Inconvenient Truth! Open til midnight! Se habla espanol! Come on down!!!

Posted by tu3031 2010-11-09 16:34|| 2010-11-09 16:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Was it made out of carbon? Got to be worth something...

Posted by Grunter 2010-11-09 17:47|| 2010-11-09 17:47|| Front Page Top

#11 Reminds me of what Chilkoot Charlie sez,

We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-11-09 21:31|| 2010-11-09 21:31|| Front Page Top

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