Mass delusions are not new, of course – the media advertises a ‘problem’ (and gives a helpful list of ‘symptoms’) and a new ‘syndrome’ or even ‘epidemic’ is born. Reader John Blanton reminds us of this classic case: Continue reading
Daily Archives: February 2, 2012
Mysterious Tics in Teen Girls: What Is Mass Psychogenic Illness?
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Posted in Air pollution, Erin Brockovich, Media, Public health miscellany, Syndromes
Glacier thief arrested in Chile
Now we know what happened to all the glaciers. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Fracker gave Sierra Club $26 million to attack coal
Chesapeake Energy and its employees has given the Sierra Club $26 million since 2007 to attack coal, the Sierra Club has admitted. Continue reading
The Controversial Release of [Genetically Modified] Suicide Mosquitoes
A British biotech lab has released huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. But locals, some say, were not adequately informed of the experiment — and now a debate has erupted over the potential dangers to humans. Continue reading
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Posted in Biotechnology, Public health miscellany
Oh no! The obesogens are going to get us!
Isn’t it odd that people who eat sensibly and take regular exercise seem immune to the “obesogen assault”? (“Obesogens” are an extension of “endocrine disruption” speculation) Continue reading
Posted in Bisphenol A (BPA), Obesity
Century of ocean warming good for corals, research shows
A GOVERNMENT-run research body has found that the past 110 years of ocean warming has been good for the growth of corals spanning more than 1000km of Australia’s coastline. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coral reefs
Appalling: UN severely underestimates malaria deaths, says study
Has the World Health Organization been covering up genocide? Continue reading
Posted in DDT and malaria
Osama Morano?
Climate alarmist Keith Kloor compares ClimateDepot’s Marc Morano to the Taliban. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Storm over climate change among weather forecasters
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Paul Krugman’s Toxic Shock Syndrome: Mercury Madness
Ironically, the EPA works to thwart the biggest threat to coal. Continue reading
Pelosi criticizes cancer charity for break with Planned Parenthood
Because aborting babies is more worthy than breast cancer awareness? Continue reading
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Posted in The Comrades
Bulgarian ‘Right Wingers’ Rise against Shale Gas Fracking Ban
“Bulgarian geologists have found no scientific proof of potential environmental dangers in shale gas research.” Continue reading
Posted in Fracking
Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts
“The gold rush of the 21st century.” Continue reading
Posted in Fracking
Two types of deniers: Conformists and selfish/greedy
Or is that really the two types of alarmists? Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Al Gore’s ‘melting’ Antarctic claims refuted by reality
Climate Depot’s A-Z Climate Reality Check makes a mockery of Gore and company’s claims. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Easing concerns about a catastrophic release of greenhouse gases
“Concerns about global warming having a domino effect — unleashing 600 billion tons of carbon in vast expanses of peat in the Northern hemisphere and accelerating warming to disastrous proportions — may be less justified than previously thought.” Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Biosolar breakthrough promises cheap, easy green electricity?
“As opposed to conventional photovoltaic solar power systems, we are using renewable biological materials rather than toxic chemicals to generate energy. Likewise, our system will require less time, land, water and input of fossil fuels to produce energy than most biofuels.” Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
McClendon: U.S. has enough natural gas to wean itself off Mid-East oil in 10 years
“McClendon said the key is finding new uses for the country’s abundance supply of natural gas.” Continue reading
Posted in Fracking, Oil and gas
Days of summit-level climate talks may be over — U.S. official
Would that be a COP-out? Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Three States to Require Insurers to Disclose Climate-Change Response Plans
“If insurers have shown anything over the course of the centuries in which they have oared it is that they are capable of managing changes in the weather on both the micro and the macro scale.” Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
