For a long time we have been told ‘global warming’ is being masked by sulfate particulates reflecting more sunlight back to space – but watch out, pollution controls and cleaning our air will make warming even worse Continue reading
Daily Archives: December 14, 2011
Germany’s phased out nuclear power not being replaced by ‘renewables’
Rather it is being replaced by ‘reliables’ while solar firms go bust Continue reading
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Posted in Clean energy, Coal, Nuclear power, Oil and gas
Give us more free money or the pretend jobs get it
But are the ‘jobs’ generated by rent seekers worth the price paid by society? Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Green jobs
A single blast of BPA alters behavior?
Swedish meatballs researchers claim that a single postnatal dose of the dreaded bisphenol A (BPA) changes adult behavior. Continue reading
Posted in Bisphenol A (BPA)
Flame retardants increasing in atmosphere?
After all, two points do make a line. Continue reading
Posted in Flame retardants (PBDEs)
Irony: Atmospheric mercury declining without EPA regulation
Paradoxically, although manmade mercury emissions have been increasing, atmospheric levels of mercury have been declining — all on the eve of EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule (aka utility MACT). Continue reading
‘Green routing’: Driving longer to reduce emissions?
Would you lengthen a car trip by 11 percent to reduce carbon monoxide emissions by 27 percent? Continue reading
Posted in Air pollution
Lung Association going for more corporate cash
American Lung Association is available for hire as a PR firm. Continue reading
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Posted in Air pollution, EPA, Fracking
Camp Lejueune Marines wrongly blame TCE for cancer, want compensation
Agent Orange redux. Continue reading
Posted in Trichloroethylene (TCE)
Cell phone crash risk overestimated
Conveniently timed to coincide with the NTSB recommendation to ban cell phone use while driving. Continue reading
Posted in Cell phones
More solar contraction: First Solar axes chief scientist, lowering financial outlook
The era of energy rentseekers continues to wind down. Continue reading
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Posted in Clean energy
Ban Ki-moon: Durban pact ‘defied’ skeptics
Actually, he only defied himself at Durban. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Bird Conservancy petitions Obama against wind
The average wind turbine whacks a minimum of about 8 birds per year. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Gingrich climate expert: ‘What would Jesus do on a warming planet?’
That’s a defense to skepticism offered by Texas Tech professor Katharine Hayhoe, the author of the climate chapter in Newt Gingrich’s upcoming book on the environment. Continue reading
Posted in Battle of 2012, Climate Change
FED-eralize the FDA?
Should the FDA be made an independent agency? Continue reading
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Posted in FDA
Data Void: Blood & Gore Manifesto on ‘Sustainable Capitalism’
Generation Investment Management partners Al Gore and David Blood opine on “sustainable capitalism” — too bad that was debunked long ago. Continue reading
Earthworks: Fracking violates human rights, Nuremberg Code
New York State fracking opponents say it’s an immoral form of human experimentation. —>
Posted in Fracking, Precautionary principle
Boxer demagogues House GOP on boiler MACT rider
So then the House GOP must be doing the right thing. Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, Air pollution, EPA
Romney hits Gingrich for Pelosi ad
This seems like dangerous ground for Romney. Continue reading
Posted in Battle of 2012
