Allegedly it’s a “myth” that mandated ethanol use contributes to food shortage and rising prices. After all, we just need to eliminate discriminatory barriers against Brazil’s cane ethanol, right? Nope. Continue reading
Daily Archives: November 2, 2011
Solyndra finally touches Browner
We’ve been waiting to spotlight the greening of prisons. Now’s our chance. Continue reading
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Posted in Clean energy
People are shopping for the holidays? Time to scare them about register receipts
Rachel Nuwer of NYT’s “Green” blog is recycling the absurd BPA boogeyman (missed Halloween by that much!) just as shoppers are giving small hope to retailers of a little economic improvement this holiday shopping season. Continue reading
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Posted in Bisphenol A (BPA)
The Californian seeks sound science and rigorous debate
And we couldn’t agree more. In fact we would have preferred it had at least some science been deployed before phasing out methyl bromide to appease Ozone Al’s acolytes. Continue reading
Posted in Chemophobia, Ozone depletion
Which is safer, exposure to non-penetrating radiation or being hijacked?
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners, claims Michael Grabell, ProPublica Continue reading
EPA chief’s toxic emissions
By Steve Milloy
November 2, 2011, Washington Times
It is time for Lisa P. Jackson to resign. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
EU still considering burying carbon they expended energy mining in the first place
Apparently simple math using the IPCC’s own figures remains beyond the EU – they should consult this JunkScience.com explanation, as should Shell Continue reading
International carbon trading halfway between fantasy and fraud
Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian, interviewed John Baird, the Canadian Foreign Minister, and Shyam Saran, the former Indian special envoy on climate change to arrive at the headline conclusion. Australians are finally being told what their rainbow conglomerate government is trying to sign them up for. Continue reading
Posted in Carbon offsets, Climate Change, IPCC
Loss of crop diversity a myth, study says
“The conventional wisdom that says the 20th century was a disaster for crop diversity is nothing more than a myth, according to a forthcoming study by a University of Illinois expert in intellectual property law…” Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity
Tennessee enviro-activist: Weeds are people, too
The Tennessee Valley Authority seems to think so, too. Continue reading
Posted in Pesticides
Maryland’s Climate Plan: OK because the state is losing jobs anyway
Is there a butterfly net large enough to for the University of Maryland’s Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER)? Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Dirt prevents allergy?
New research on the “hygiene hypothesis”. Continue reading
Posted in Air pollution, Hygiene and cleanliness
Update on Climategate litigation: ATI v. UVA (+ Michael Mann )
Here’s Chris Horner’s update on the status of the American Tradition Institute’s quest for Michael Mann’s University of Virginia e-mails. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Baby shampoo cancer allegations ‘false’
The use of quaternium-15 and 1,4-dioxane in personal care products is safe and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics’ allegations are false, says the Personal Care Products Council. Continue reading
Issa tells EPA to wait on utility mercury rule
EPA tells Issa to take a hike. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
Waxman: Reining in EPA like ‘banning apple pie’
The dust-up over EPA regulating farm dust moves to a House vote this week. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution
Scott Brown: Setting the record straight
Sen. Brown defends himself against scurrilous enviro attacks aimed at replacing him with the execrable Elizabeth Warren. Continue reading
Posted in Battle of 2012
Levis: Don’t wash your jeans — freeze them
The jeans maker and some of its customers don’t seem to know that water is the most abundant substance on Earth. Continue reading
Posted in Consumer products, Green hell, Green Hypocrisy
Capps: Climate change causes asthma, allergies
Reps. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D – Mass.) re-introduce part of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Muller: Climategate a ‘scandal’, ‘terrible’, ‘shameful’
Muller now turns on his fellow alarmists. Continue reading
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Posted in Climate Change
